Computer Science

This guide lists sources of information for computer information systems. It is not inclusive, but is meant to provide a starting place when you are looking for information. For additional information, please talk with a librarian.

Locating Books

Use Minerva, the library's online catalog, to search for books owned by the library. To search Minerva, click on Finding Books and then Access Minerva Now. Typical subject headings to search under include: Computer Networks, Computer Programming, Expert Systems, Information Storage and Retrieval, JAVA, Local Area Networks, Visual Basic, Web Sites, etc . Also, try combining the term Computers with other terms to narrow your search results. For browsing purposes, the call number range for the majority of computer information systems books is: QA 76.5 - 76.95 (Computers and Computer Science), TK 5102 (Telecommunications & Computer Networks). Also, books about the use of computers in a specific occupation (i.e. accounting, law, nursing) will be shelved with those topics.

Locating Journal Articles

Click on Finding Articles. Scroll down and click on the Go to Online Resources and Journal Indexes Now link. To find articles in journals, choose an index or resource from the alphabetical list. Or, click on one of the subject areas to see only the indexes and resources appropriate for that subject. A few of the appropriate ones for business topics are listed below. You will then have to check our List of Journal Subscriptions to see if Sawyer Library owns the journal an article is in. The list may be accessed from the library's Finding Articles page. Printed copies are also available.

Academic Search Premier
An index of articles from more than 1,320 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more. *It includes the full text of many articles. Searches may be limited to only peer reviewed articles. (Off-campus access: last name and library barcode number preceded by HUS)

Business Source Premier
An index of articles from more than 1,000 journals covering business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and much more. *It includes the full text of many articles. Searches may be limited to only peer reviewed articles. (Off-campus access: last name and library barcode number preceded by HUS)

Britannica Online
Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also use Encyclopaedia Britannica Online to search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors. (Off-campus access: last name and library barcode number preceded by HUS)

FirstSearch
A collection of approximately 40 bibliographic and full-text databases. *Searches may be limited to articles found only in journals owned by the Sawyer Library. It includes the following indexes that are most appropriate for business:

Article1st
A bibliographic index to articles from nearly 12,500 journals.

Applied Science and Technology Index
A bibliographic index that provides information on management, careers and employment, and financial trends in the scientific and technological fields.

Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts
Updated monthly, this database includes news, articles, reviews, and product announcements from 186 popular magazines and professional journals on microcomputing for business, education, industry and the home.

Wilson Business Abstracts
A bibliographic index of articles from more than 345 leading business journals.

Some of the journals owned by Sawyer Library in the business area include:

Accounting Technology

Computer World

Computer Info rmatics Nursing

Info rmation Management Journal

MIT Technology Review

PC World

Scientific American

Technology and Disability

Wired

Other Resources

IBM Dictionary of Computing [Ref. QA 76.15 I23 1994]

Understanding Networking Technology: Concepts, Terms, and Trends [Ref. TK 5102 N67 1996]

World Wide Web Sites

Computer Science ( University of Albany ) [http://library.albany.edu/subject/csci.htm]

Living Internet [http://livinginternet.com]

ReviewBooth [http://www.reviewbooth.com/]
Contains numerous reviews of computer hardware and software.

The Web Developer's Virtual Library [http://www.wdvl.com]
A combination encyclopedia and electronic magazine for computer science.

eWeek Online [http://www.eweek.com]
Latest news from the computer industry.

Visual Basic Web Directory [ http://searchvb.techtarget.com ]
A source of tutorial, codes, and tips for using Visual Basic language.

Webopaedia [http://www.webopedia.com]
An online dictionary for computer and internet terms.