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Subject guide for Science Studies

On this page you will find a selection of resources concerning history of science studies.

You are welcome to contact the liaison librarian in case you need help, or if you have suggestions for additional information for the page.

Article databases

A collection of sources where you can get access to online articles in journals.

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  • Web of Science
    Reference and citation database. Covers all research areas but is best suited for science and health sciences. Time period: 1900 - . 
  • 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).
  • MathSciNet
    Matematical bibliographic database with reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information.
  • Proquest
    Collection of databases.

Bibliographies

A bibliography is a list or database of documents. Find a selection of bibliographies within your field.

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Early printed works

Access to early printed works as well as images, audio, video, museum objects and archives.

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  • Eebo 
    Early English books online. Contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700.
  • Early European Books 
    Printed sources to 1700.
  • Europeana
    Multi-lingual online collection of millions of digitized items from European museums, libraries, archives and multi-media collections.
  • Gallica
    Digital library of the Bibliotheque nationale de France.

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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Dictionaries

As a student, you have access to a number of dictionaries and reference works.

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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 oversættelse og sprog
    AU’s Dictionary, Translate and English style guide.

E-books

A selection of e-books in your subject area.

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Access from home

Find instructions on how to get remote access to the library resources, and how to connect via VPN.

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  • VPN-remote.au.dk
    Guides to installation of AU-ACCESS.
  • Via AU Library
    Info on remote access to the library resources via WAYF, AU Library and VPN.

Newspapers and media

A selection of sources where you can find Danish and international news.

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  • Infomedia
    A large database that comprises articles from Danish daily newspapers as well as a wide range of periodicals, local papers, etc.

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