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Subject guide for Chemistry

On this page you will find a selection of resources concerning chemistry.
You are welcome to contact the liaison librarian in case you need help, or if you have suggestions for additional information for the page.

Databases

A selection of different databases that could be relevant for your subject area.

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  • Scifinder
    Chemical database from ACS. Contains references, substances (structure, Markush, molecular formula, property, identifiers) and reaction structures. Access: create a profile with your AU mail address.
  • Reaxys
    Chemical database from Elsevier. Contains reactions, substances, literature and entity/property hierarchy.
  • ChemSpider
    Chemical structure database from RSC. Contains chemical names and structures, references, and related data.
  • PubChem
    Chemical database from NCBI, with emphasis on biotechnology. Consists of the three databases BioAssay, Compound and Substance. 
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
    Journal base with full text versions of all journals published by the American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • Royal Society of Chemistry (RCS)
    Journal base with full text versions of all journals published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RCS). Older volumes of most journals are not available in e-form.
  • Scopus
    Reference and citation database. Covers all research areas but is best suited for science and health sciences. Time period: 1960 – (full indexing from 1996).
  • Web of Science
    Reference and citation database. Covers all research areas but is best suited for science and health sciences. Time period: 1900 - .

Dictionaries - Chemistry

As a student, you have access to a number of dictionaries and reference works. Here you will find a selection within chemistry.

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Dictionaries - Language

As a student, you have access to a number of dictionaries and reference works. Here you will find a selection of dictionaries within many subjects, languages ​​and fields of study.

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  • Ordbogen.com
    Collection of dictionaries which contains Ordbogen.com and Gyldendals Ordbøger. The collection of dictionaries covers a large number of subject areas and languages. The list of all relevant dictionaries is obtained when you search a word.
  • Oxford English Dictionary
    Online dictionary. English-English. © 2016 Oxford University Press.
  • Dansk Sprognævn
    Website from the Danish Language Council. Contains different tools on the Danish language and grammar.
  • Den Danske Ordbog
    Dictionary on the modern Danish Language. Published by det Danske sprog- og litteraturselskab.
  • Google Translate
    Translation tool. Machine-generated translations, many different languages and alphabets.
  • AU Language and Translation
    AU’s Dictionary, Translate and English style guide.

E-books

A selection of e-books in your subject area.

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Web resources

Access to web portals with resources within the field.

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Reference works

A reference work contains systematically arranged information about words or concepts within a certain area. See a selection of reference works where you can find descriptions of academically relevant concepts.

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  • Formel.dk: Kemi
    Danish website with formulas, definitions, tables mm.
  • Periodical Table (RSC)
    Interactive Periodic Table from RSC. Contains many additional data, podcasts, videos, resources and reference.
  • NIST Physical Reference Data
    Reference tools on physical data from Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Remote access

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