COMPUTER SCIENCE  Tags: computer_science  

Article: A written piece on a specific topic found in a journal, periodical, magazine, or newspaper

Peer Reviewed Process: When an article is submitted to a scholarly journal, it is evaluated by experts in the field who examine the article's originality, quality of research, clarity of presentation, etc. and determine if the article falls within the scope of the publication. Also known as refereed, scholarly or academic.

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When in a database, click on an icon:

 oror  = Full Text

  Links to:

• full text in another database or
• the periodical title in the Library Catalog, if it is available in the Periodicals Area on 2nd floor or
• the Interlibrary Loan/Illiad form to request from another source if the article is not available full text online nor in the  library 
• More info: Find It! FAQ  

When you have a journal title:

• use Periodicals Holdings List
• More info: Finding Periodicals

Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles. 

• ProQuest: ABI/Inform Instructions
• EBSCOHost + Flash Tutorial | Instructions
  • Academic Search Complete
  • MasterfilePremier
  • Business Source Premier
  • Science Reference Center
• Emerald Library
• IEEE Explore (partially funded by the Rakstis Endowment) 
• WilsonWeb   + Flash tutorial | Instructions
  • Applied Science Full Text
  • Business Full Text
  • Education Full Text
  • General Science Full Text
  • OmniFile
• Engineering Village 2: Compendex
• FirstSearch: Business and Industry   Instructions
• LexisNexis
  • Business Sources   Instructions 
  • News
• SuperSearch searches several vendors/databases simultaneously.  Flash Tutorial | SuperSearch FAQ  
• Free Online Databases Available to All

Online Sources of Research:

• Computer Science Technical Reports
• DiGRA Digital Library Gaming research 
• IBM Research Options to view other IBM research as well
• IBM Almaden Research Center Innovations in software and services
• IBM Hursley Software Lab  From the United Kingdom

Selected periodicals available on the second floor of the Library

• Computer Graphics World
• Computerworld
• Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
• MacWorld
• Network World
• PC Magazine

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