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Computer Science

Places to begin: Reference Resources

Encyclopedia of New Media   QA 76.575 .E5368 2003
The Facts on File Geometry Handbook   QA 445.2 .G67 2003
Handbook of Data Structures and Applications   Ref: QA76.9.S88 H363 2005
Encyclopedia of Computer Science   E-book 2003
Computer Graphics Companion   E-book 2003
Hyperdictionary Computer Dictionary    
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures (from NIST)    

Call Numbers to Browse

Computer Science works are usually shelved in the "QA" area.

QA47-59 Tables   QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers, Computer science
QA71-90 Instruments and machines   QA76.75-76.765 Computer software
QA75-76.95 Calculating machines    

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Databases for Computer Science Research

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Finding Journal Articles

Articles published in scholarly, or peer-reviewed publications are frequently the most up-to-date source of reliable information for your academic work.

Locating a journal article is usually a 2-step process: (1) identifying an article with the information you want and (2) locating the periodical in which that article appears.

Identifying an article: Search in databases appropriate for your subject area (see below). Find articles that apply to your research question.

Locating the periodical: Check the Good Library catalog or Citation Linker. If the library does not have the journal, you may request the article through Interlibrary Loan.

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Web Resources

arXiv.org Open access to 436,000 e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics. Owned and operated by Cornell University; funded by Cornell University and National Science Foundation.

CogPrints An electronic archive of papers in the field of computer science (artificial intelligence, robotics, vision, learning, speech, neural networks)

Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies A collection of more than 2 million references covering most aspects of computer science, culled from journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports. Updated weekly.

Computing Research Repository Sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery, Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library, and American Association for Artificial Intelligence. Researchers may search, browse, and download papers from the online repository.

Educause IT experts' blogs, resources on cybersecurity, networking and emerging technologies.

Internet Public Library Computers and the Internet. Includes information technology, computing machines, information systems management.

Internet Society. Since 1992, the Internet Society has served as the international organization for global coordination and cooperation on the Internet, promoting and maintaining a broad spectrum of activities focused on the Internet's development, availability, and associated technologies.

National Science Digital Library. NSDL is the nation's free online library for education and research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

O'Keefe Library: Best Information on the Net - Computer Science. Saint Ambrose University.

USA.gov for Science Browse for federal publications; significant search engines, Information Bridge; computer security resources and standards; virus information.

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Updated 27-Oct-2009 SWH