Library Guides: Computer Science Research Guide: Overview

Purpose

Welcome to the Computer Science Research Guide.

This guide will direct you to library resources useful for computer science, computer application, and programming courses, including books and articles, sample search terms, and help with citing sources.

If you have any questions or would like personal help doing your research, use the contact information "Contact Us" box or start a chat in the "Ask Us" area. One-on-one consultations are available for students, faculty, and staff during regularly scheduled office hours.

Research Best Bets

ACM Digital Library
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Professional computer science journals, proceedings, and transactions from the Association for Computing Machinery
Compendex (from Engineering Village)
Engineering journal articles and proceedings; largest engineering database
IEEE Xplore
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Electrical engineering and computing journals, proceedings, and standards
Inspec
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Discover research in physics and electronics
ScienceDirect Journals and Books
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Full text journal articles and books across topics and disciplines
Web of Science
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Large, combined database of scholarly articles, books, and data sets

Other Helpful Guides

Citation Management
This guide shares helpful citation tools that will keep you organized when collecting multiple citations.
Citation Styles Guide
This guide will provide information on APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian citation styles.
Literature Review Guide
General information on how to organize and write a literature review.