Research Guides: Computer Science: Home

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Introduction

This is a guide for students doing literature searches in computer science.

Quick Start

The most commonly used library database for computer science is ACM Digital Library.

ACM Digital Library
Academic journal articles in computer science.

Full text of every article ever published by ACM (the professional organization for computer scientists) and bibliographic citations from major publishers in computing. (WALDO consortial access.)

Training videos

LinkedIn Learning (previously called Lynda.com)
Online video tutorials for software like SPSS or how to start a business. Create a new user login for Lynda upon first use, which will remember your favorites, completed courses, etc.

Using this guide

Go to the Find Articles page to learn how to find journal articles in computer science.

Go to the Find Books/Reference page to learn how to find books and reference works in computer science.

Go to the Find Web Sources page to explore websites related to computer science.

Go to the Library Tools page to learn about useful library tools.

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Find Articles

Browse journals using BrowZine

Tip: Accessing article full-text

The library does not subscribe to every journal published. When looking at a results list within a database, look for a Get it! button with Rowan University branding to find sources of full text.

Article Databases

The following subscription databases available through the library website contain scholarly articles in Computer Science.

ACM Digital Library
Academic journal articles in computer science.

Full text of every article ever published by ACM (the professional organization for computer scientists) and bibliographic citations from major publishers in computing. (WALDO consortial access.)
IEEE Xplore
Journal and conference papers in electrical engineering.

Full text access to journals and major conference proceedings published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
MathSciNet
The American Mathematical Society’s index to mathematical literature.

Contains references, abstracts, and reviews from mathematical journals, conference proceedings, books, and dissertations.
SpringerLINK
Full text collection of Springer journals and e-books focusing mainly on science, technology, and medicine.

Access the full text of 1575 Springer journals and the full text of books collection licensed each year from the Springer family of imprints. Both journal and book titles cover the full range of academic subjects but with the main focus on sciences, technology and medicine.
Web of Science
Full text database of scientific journal articles with data on who has cited them.

Web of Science® provides immediate data on who has cited research papers, covering over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage to 1900.
Science Direct
Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in the sciences.

ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 journals and almost 20,000 books. The database covers the Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and the Humanities.
Scopus
SciVerse Scopus is the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources.

SIAM Journals Online
Collection of journals published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

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Rowan account required.

Find Books/Reference

Synthesis Digital Library

The Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science contains dozens of individual digital books on a variety of topics relevant to academic study and research.

Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
E-book collection for engineering and computer science.

Rowan University currently has access to Collection One and Two of the Synthesis collection of e-books in Engineering and Computer Science, plus the Biomedical Engineering collection.

Computer science books you can check out or read online

Computer science books are located in the QA76 section on the 4th floor of Campbell Library. Most programming books are in QA76 but some are in the TK (computer engineering) section. Check the Library Catalog for call numbers.

We also have access to many computer science books through various e-book collections.

Ebook Central ebook collection
Collection of scholarly e-books in many academic disciplines.

Multidisciplinary collection of scholarly ebooks, offering a strong collection of academic titles from leading scholarly publishers. Includes subscribed and purchased content. It is not a permanent acquisition of e-books, and is subject to change.
SpringerLINK
Full text collection of Springer journals and e-books focusing mainly on science, technology, and medicine.

Access the full text of 1575 Springer journals and the full text of books collection licensed each year from the Springer family of imprints. Both journal and book titles cover the full range of academic subjects but with the main focus on sciences, technology and medicine.

E-Reference Sources

These subscription sources are available through the library website.

Credo Reference - Science
An online database which includes many science dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Find Web Sources

Have you tried Google Scholar?

Google Scholar
Search engine for scholarly literature from Google. Go to the following link to set Rowan University as your default institution. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_setprefs?instq=Rowan%20University

Google Scholar allows you to search across a wide range of academic literature from journal publishers, university repositories, and other websites that it has identified as scholarly. To access Rowan University subscriptions, go into Settings and select Rowan University from the Library Links menu.

Associations, Organizations, & Societies

American Association for Artificial Intelligence
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The AAAI, founded in 1979, is a scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. Their site contains information on artificial intelligence, AAAI publications (book, journals, conference proceedings, and technical papers); conference, workshop, and symposia information; and membership benefits.
Association for Computing Machinery
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Billing itself as "the first society in computing," the ACM is the world's first educational and scientific computing society. Founded in 1947, its membership currently totals over 80,000 computing professionals and students world wide. The site includes information about ACM activities, services, conferences, publications, and policies. The ACM Digital Library contains full text of articles and papers from all of the their journals, magazines, and proceedings.
IEEE Computer Society
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Founded in 1947, the IEEE Computer Society is the world's oldest and largest (98,000 members) professional association of people in computing. The site contains a full range of information about conferences, standards, publications, activities, education, certification, and employment. The Digital Library provides access to the Computer Society's magazines, transactions, and a growing body of conference proceedings.
NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards
NSSN is a partnership of ANSI, government agencies, and international and private sector standards organizations. Its Web site can be used to search for and purchase standards from over 600 global sources.

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NSSN is also useful for tracking the status of a new development project, or identifying an individual who can interpret a standard.
Resources of Scholarly Societies: Computer Science
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This listing is part of the Scholarly Societies Project sponsored by the University of Waterloo Library. It provides access to Web sites maintained by or for scholarly computer science societies around the world.
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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A group of professionals formed SIAM in 1952 to advance the application of mathematics to science and industry. SIAM members are computer scientists, mathematicians, engineers, statisticians, and engineers. This site includes information about their publications, conferences, meetings.
Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction
A "special interest group" of the ACM which focuses on HCI and usability issues.

Interesting Websites

ArXiv
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Pre-print repository of articles in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science maintained by Cornell University.
www.science.gov
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Find about the results of government research and development using this search engine.
Software Engineering Institute
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SEI is a federally-funded research and development center headquartered on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University.
HCI Bibliography
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A site offering a bibliography of human-computer interaction resources.