INFORMATION SYSTEMS & COMPUTER SCIENCE SUBJECT GUIDE
DESCRIPTION: This subject guide is to help students find resources in the information/computer science
fields. The guide is designed for both on-campus and distance education students and refers to sources available online in addition to print materials in the Mundt Library.
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Interlibrary Loan - A service that
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videos, etc), which are not available from the Mundt Library. Other
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no charge for using this service.
ABI/INFORM
Complete (ProQuest)
DESCRIPTION: ABI/INFORM, a key database for finding articles in more than 800 business and management journals. It provide information on advertising, economics, human resources, finance, marketing, computer systems and information science and more. Plus information on over 60,000 companies. PRINT LOCATION: Many of the journals are in the Print Periodicals in the library ACCESS: Database Quicklinks (upper right) LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Once in database click on “for publication” at the top, then the hyperlink “list publications”
Academic
Search Premier (Ebsco) DESCRIPTION: A comprehensive database with
many computer/information science magazines and trade journals and some
scholarly journals. ACCESS: Database Quicklinks (upper right) LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Select "Publications" and search
your topic
ACM Digital Library DESCRIPTION: The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) provides this source of bibliographic information, citations, and full-text articles about computing. It includes: ACM journals and magazines, ACM proceedings by subject, ACM proceedings by sponsor, ACM proceedings by series, journals and magazines by affiliated publishers, and resources from affiliated organizations. ACCESS: Database Quicklinks (upper right) LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Once in database select one of the categories under “Browse the Library”
Web of Science (Thomson Scientific) DESCRIPTION: A
comprehensive citation database used for finding citations and references for
articles in almost 9000+ high quality, peer-reviewed journals published from
1992 to the present. Web of Science provides complete bibliographic data,
searchable author abstracts, and cited references. ACCESS: Database Quicklinks (upper right) PUBLICATIONS:
Journals covered in Web of Science are chosen for their credibility, influence,
and relevancy.used for finding articles, most cited articles, and
bibliographies.
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library DESCRIPTION:
The IEEE Computer Society Digital
Library provides online access to 22 society magazines and
transactions, and more than 1,700 selected conference proceedings.
ACCESS: Database Quicklinks (upper right)
IEEE Xplore DESCRIPTION:
Free access Tables of Contents,
and Abstract records of IEEE transactions, journals, magazines,
conference proceedings and standards. This database allows you to search
by keyword, subject and date. ACCESS: Database Quicklinks (upper right)
Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies DESCRIPTION: This is a collection of bibliographies of scientific literature in computer science from various sources, covering most aspects of computer science. The bibliographies are updated monthly from their original locations such that you'll always find the most recent versions here.
Over 2 million records. ELECTRONIC LOCATION: http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/index.html
Computer Research Repository DESCRIPTION: CoRR is a single repository to which researchers from the whole field of computing can submit reports, a place to search for research results, and an archive of a research projects. This is a partnership of ACM, the arXiv.org e-print archive (originally at Los Alamos, now based at Cornell), and NCSTRL (Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library). The CoRR is available to all members of the community at no charge. ELECTRONIC LOCATION:
http://arxiv.org/corr/home
CiteSeer: Scientific Literature Digital Library
DESCRIPTION: Free, full-text index of scientific literature (being Beta tested). In addition to citation for each article, provides "context" -- a sentence from the article in which the words occur. This database allows you to search both citations (i.e. is a citation index) and documents. ELECTRONIC LOCATION:
http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/
Engineering Repository Cross Search Demonstrator
DESCRIPTION: This pilot
subject-based cross-repository search tool for resource discovery in
engineering (including computer and software). It has
been created to investigate practical management and maintenance issues.
Most of the resources of European based. ELECTRONIC LOCATION:
http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html
Library Catalog (SDLN)
DESCRIPTION: The Library Catalog is a database in the SD Library Network
(SDLN) that describes resources (physical and electronic) the library owns (such as books or videocassettes) and
resources to which the library subscribes (such as databases or magazines). Search for items by author, title, keyword, or Library of Congress
subject headings. Search DSU and/or the entire SDLN member catalogs. Items
at other libraries can be ordered at no charge via interlibrary
loan. ELECTRONIC LOCATION: http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/libcat.htm
Ideas for searching the catalog and finding materials in the physical
library
Access Science DESCRIPTION: An online version of
two McGraw-Hill science and technology resources, includes section on Computing
and Information Technology. Overview of concepts and theory. ELECTRONIC LINK:
http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/sources.html#Encyclopedias
CMPnet DESCRIPTION: Excellent coverage of computer technology for end users and industry professionals. Some of their many resources include TechWeb with industry news; Stocks/Finance with details on computer-related investing; TechShopper with pc and software reviews. Also provides material concerning emerging technologies. ELECTRONIC LINK: http://www.cmpnet.com/
Encyclopedia of Computer Science (2000) DESCRIPTION:The
definitive reference for computer professionals (concise, yet through)
Editors: Anthony Ralston, Edwin D. Reilly & David Hemmendinger.
PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE QA76.15 .E48 2000
Encyclopedia of the Internet (2004) DESCRIPTION: Comprehensive review of the Internet as a business tool, IT platform and communication medium PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE TK5105.875 I57 (three volumes)
Encyclopedia of Microcomputers (1988-present) DESCRIPTION:A comprehensive and scholarly reference
Executive editors: Allen Kent & James G. Williams.
PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE QA76.15 .E52 1988-p (28 VOLUMES)
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management Information Systems
DESCRIPTION: Articles describe the concepts, process and tools employed in planning, building and managing information systems.
Edited by Gordon B. Davis
PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE HF 5548.2 B524 1999
Expert Systems: the technology of knowledge management for the 21st century (2002) - Six Volumes
Editor: Cornelius T. Leondes
PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE QA76.76.E95 L464 2002
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing – FOLDOC DESCRIPTION: More than 10,000 entries, cross-referenced to each other and to related resources elsewhere on the net. ELECTRONIC LINK: http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html
Handbook of Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (1999)
Editor-in-chief, Borko Furht
PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE QA76.575 .H353 1999
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Bibliography DESCRIPTION: This site is the result of a “non-profit multinational volunteer effort to provide a free comprehensive online bibliography of the field of Human-Computer Interaction.” Sources used include over 19,600 books and reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and online publications. Each citation has complete bibliographic information, abstract, and Web link to the full-text version, if available. ELECTRONIC LINK: http://www.hcibib.org/
Software Encyclopedia (updated yearly) DESCRIPTION: Listings of new software
products by title, platform and subject
PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE QA76.753 .S67 (two volumes)
Software & CD-ROM Reviews on File (1985-present - updated monthly) DESCRIPTION: Summary of reviews of business, graphics, utilities etc.
applications (software and CD-ROMs); Pro/Con
PUBLICATION ENDED DEC. 2005. PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE QA 75.75 S64 (older reviews in the Oversize collection)
Tech Encyclopedia DESCRIPTION: More than 14,000 definitions of computer terms and concepts.... The source for this encyclopedia is
"The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia." ELECTRONIC LINK: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
Van Nostrand Reinhold Dictionary of Information Technology (1989)
Authors: Dennis Longley and Michael Shain.
PRINT LOCATION: REFERENCE QA76.15 .L63 1989
Webopedia DESCRIPTION: This site is a dictionary of over 4,000 computer- and Internet-related terms, with links to related articles and resources. What makes it even more useful is their links to further information from evaluated Web sites. ELECTRONIC LINK: http://webopedia.com/
Whatis.com DESCRIPTION: Hyper-linked definitions of thousands of Internet and computer related terms. All can be browsed or searched. ELECTRONIC LINK: http://whatis.techtarget.com/
Mundt Library Journals (electronic & print) DESCRIPTION: A complete list of all the journals and magazines available from the Mundt Library. Search by title or browse by subject.
ELECTRONIC LINK: http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/Journals/intro.htm NOTE: If not available online or print order it via interlibrary
loan, no charge
Dissertations (OCLC First Search); DESCRIPTION: Dissertations and theses
abstracts from institutions in the North America and Europe. Dates covered: 1861 to present;
Dissertation - 1980 to the present
Thesis abstracts - 1988 to the present
ELECTRONIC LINK: http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/frstsrch.html (NOTE: Once in OCLC select Dissertation from the "Jump to Advance"
pull-down menu)
Electronic Dissertation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute DESCRIPTION: This is a list of 2571 dissertations and theses in numerous fields, including computer science, submitted to VPI and 1672 of these are available to the public. There are approximately 40 in Computer Science. Do a “browse by department” (e.g. click on the letter “C” and scroll till you find the computer science dissertations).Resource Guides from other Universities or Organizations.
ELECTRONIC LINK: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/browse/
Science.gov
DESCRIPTION: Science.gov is a gateway to
authoritative selected science
information provided by U.S. Government agencies
including research and development results. To search for
technical reports, include the phrase "technical report" with other search
terms that describe the topic. An example of such a search would be: technical
report information assurance
ELECTRONIC LINK:
http://www.science.gov
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
DESCRIPTION: Provides
scientific and technical information of interest to the U.S. Department of
Defense.
ELECTRONIC LINK:
http://stinet.dtic.mil/str/
NASA Technical Reports Server
DESCRIPTION: Search for and
retrieve fulltext NASA technical reports.
ELECTRONIC LINK:
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
DESCRIPTION: NTIS serves as
central resource for government-funded scientific, technical,
engineering, and business related information. NTIS
charges for copies of the documents found.
ELECTRONIC LINK: http://www.ntis.gov/search/index.aspx
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Databases
DESCRIPTION: Search and
retrieve fulltext U.S. patents.
ELECTRONIC LINK:
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
Lexis-NexisPatents
DESCRIPTION: In Lexis-Nexis, link to "Legal
Research", then to "Patents" to search for patents.
ELECTRONIC LINK: LexisNexis Academic
Carnegie Mellon Libraries’ Resources in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering DESCRIPTION: This is a subject guide complied by the Computer Science Librarian at CMU. Included in this guide are Reference Sources, Standards, Bibliographies, list of Organizations, Subject Resources, Patent info, Technical Reports, and more. Some resources are limited to the CMU community.
Algorithms Use of Microcomputers
Computer Science
Information Science
Computers
Data Structures
Information Technology
Computer Algorithms
Electronic Commerce
Microcomputers
Computer architecture
Electronic Data processing
Multimedia Systems
Computer Logic
Human-computer Interaction
Systems Design
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