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Computer Science and Engineering Resource Guide


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Encyclopedias     Dictionaries     Handbooks     Databases for Finding Journal Articles    Online Books

Selected resources for researching topics in computer science and computer engineering.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Computer Science. New York: Grove Dictionaries, Inc., 2000.
A general reference to computer science and engineering containing 623 entries.

Location: ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE, Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: QA76.15 E48 2000

Dictionaries

Computer and Information Science and Technology Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c1994.
Definitions for abbreviations and acryonyms relating to computing.

Location: ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE, Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: QA76.15 S63X 1994

Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology
. Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, 2001.
Definitions to more than 7,500 terms with cross-references to related terms.

Location: ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE, Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: QA76.15 D5258 2001

Dictionary of Computing
, 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Definitions to almost 6,000 terms with cross-references to related terms.

Available online: Connect
Location: ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE, Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: QA76.15 D526 1996

Handbooks

Computer Engineering Handbook. Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, 2002.
Comprehensive, state-of-the-art review articles on computer design and engineering.

Available online: Connect

 

Computer Science and Engineering Handbook, Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, 1997.
Substantive and comprehensive information covering all aspects of computer science and engineering.

Location: ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE, Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: QA76 C57315X 1997

Databases for Finding Journal Articles

ACM Digital Library
Full-text access to every article ever published by the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), including journals and conference proceedings.
 
IEEE Electronic Library (IEEE Xplore)
Full text access to IEEE and IEE journals, conference proceedings, and IEEE Standards since 1988.

INSPEC
Leading database for locating articles on all aspects of physics, astronomy, electronics, engineering and computing.

ISI Web of Science
Complete bibliographic data, full-length author abstracts, and cited references for major journals in computer science and other fields.

MathSciNet
Leading database for locating articles in journals and conferences on mathematics.

Online Books

Books24x7
Full-text, electronic books on programming and information technology.

Safari Tech Books
Electronic reference books on programming and information technology.

Ebrary
Thousands of online full text books in a variety of subject areas, including computing.