University Libraries

Selected Resources for: Computer Science

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Subject Librarian: Janet Fransen

E-Mail: fransen@umn.edu

This subject covers: the study of computer hardware, software (programming), and theoretical aspects of high-speed computing devices, and with the application of these devices to a broad spectrum of scientific, technological, and business problems.



Article Databases and Indexes


* Premier Resources *

ACM Digital Library Authentication Required
Bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since 1985 are available in the library together with works published by affiliated organizations.
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IEEE Xplore Authentication Required Link to mobile version of resource.
Full-text access to the transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Includes all current IEEE Standards.
Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty
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Inspec Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
Provides comprehensive coverage of scholarly literature in the fields of physics and astrophysics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control, and information technology. Indexed are primarily journal articles and conference papers, with some books,technical reports, and dissertations. The database provides bibliographic citations plus abstracts.
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Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes

Applied Science Full Text Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
Indexes of over 300 major English-language periodicals in a wide variety of technology subjects ranging from aeronautics, chemistry, and computers to physics, plastics, and transportation. Many recent citations include abstracts and full text.
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Compendex Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
Provides extensive indexing of scholarly and technical periodicals, conference proceedings, and report literature in all engineering disciplines including applied physics, electronics, materials science, and related fields in science and management. Indexes nearly 3000 sources worldwide.
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Web of Science (ISI) Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. Link to mobile version of resource.
Indexes over 11,000 international journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Titles of the print equivalent are: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Book Citation, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Coverage runs from 1975 to the present. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk(*).
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles

Academic Search Premier Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. Link to mobile version of resource.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for over 4,600 scholarly (peer-reviewed) publications back to 1975.
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Catalogs and Bibliographies


Catalogs

MNCAT (University of Minnesota library catalog)
Search for books, conference proceedings, journals, maps, and other items in our collection.
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MNCAT Classic
Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources


Conferences and Proceedings

Lecture Notes in Computer Science Authentication Required
Provides the full text of significant conference proceedings in the field.
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Encyclopedias



Handbooks and Manuals

IT Pro (Books 24x7 information technology titles) Authentication Required
E-books from technology publishers such as John Wiley & Sons, Springer, Ross, Microsoft Press, and others.
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Safari Tech Books Online Authentication Required
A collection of IT-related electronic books from several publishers, most notably O'Reilly. The Libraries has licensed 320 titles from among Safari's offering. This content covers Database, Java, Linux/Unix, Networking, Perl, Programming, and Web technologies generally. The titles we have licensed are all listed in MnCat.
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Style Manuals and Writing Guides


Bibliography Software

RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. Link to mobile version of resource.
RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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Writing Guides

Writing for Computer Science
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Library Information


Primary Subject Location

Science and Engineering Library
Chemistry, computer science, engineering, geology and geophysics, physics, astronomy, general science, history of science and technology.
Campus: East Bank, Minneapolis Campus
Address: Walter Library
Telephone: Circulation: (612) 624-3366; Reference: (612) 624-0224
Main URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/walter
Reference URL: http://sciweb.lib.umn.edu/staff.phtml
Map URL: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/WaLib/index.html
Hours URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/about/collections/scieng/hours

 

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