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Resources for Computer Science

Subject Librarian: Carol Oshel
Phone: 972-883-2627

To find Books or Journals by Title: Library Catalog

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges:

Computer Science -- Electronic Data Processing QA 75.5 – QA 76.95

Selected Reference Tools in Computer Science

This collection includes sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories to help you find brief explanations and general information about terms and concepts in computer science.

Reference Sources in Computer Science

  • Concise encyclopedia of computer science. QA 76.15 .C654 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Data compression the complete reference. QA 76.9 .D33 S25 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Dictionary of computing. QA 76.1 .C64 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • GRE computer science test. QA 76.28 .B47 2005 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • A to Z of computer scientists. QA 76.2 .A2 H46 2003 (Reference 2nd floor)

Online Reference Sources

General Reference Sources

Finding Journal Articles in Computer Science

To find articles on topics in computer science, use a resource from the Computer Science Database page. To broaden your search, select a resource from the complete list.

Electronic Books

  • Ebrary is a collection of electronic books which includes all areas of computer science. Titles are searchable from the online catalog.
  • Safari Tech Books Online is a collection of electronic books in computer science, engineering, and related subjects including management and economics. All of the titles are searchable in the online catalog.
  • NetLibrary is a collection of electronic books which includes all areas of computer science. Titles are also searchable from the online catalog.

Some useful websites for computer science:

  • FOLDOC Free Online Dictionary of Computing
  • Net Lingo A dictionary of Internet terms.
  • Tech Web An encyclopedia of Internet terms.
  • webopedia.com An online dictionary and search engine for computer and related technology terms.
  • Virtual Museum of Computing (VMoc) includes an eclectic collection of World Wide Web (WWW) hyperlinks connected with the history of computing and on-line computer-based exhibits available both locally and around the world.
  • Software History Center
  • Ada Project (TAP) - named in honor of Ada Lovelace - is a clearinghouse for information and resources related to women in computing.
  • CoverPages: online resource for markup language technologies.
  • IEEE History Center: Preserving, Researching, and Promoting the Legacy of Electrical Engineering and Computing.
  • Computer History Museum is the world's largest and most significant history museum for preserving and presenting the computing revolution and its impact on the human experience.
    Federal Government Resources
  • Final Report of the National Commission on New Technology Uses of Copyrighted Works
  • NASA Careers Information on careers with the National Security Agency.
  • CSRI (Computer Science Research Institute) brings university faculty and students to Sandia National Laboratories for focused collaborative research on DOE computer and computational science problems. The CSRI is organized under the DOE Stockpile Computing Program. CSRI provides a mechanism by which university researchers learn about problems in computer and computational science at DOE Laboratories.
  • NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Provides links to resources which were chosen to enhance and support the research needs of NIST scientific and administrative personnel. NIST’s Computer Science areas of research include: computer security, software testing, information access, networking, and convergent information systems.
  • Official website of the National Center for Computational Sciences.
  • Science.gov A-Z listing of Computer Science topics from the National Government website.
  • National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSCC) is the flagship scientific computing facility for the Office of Science in the U.S. Department of Energy. As one of the largest facilities in the world devoted to providing computational resources and expertise for basic scientific research, NERSC is a world leader in accelerating scientific discovery through computation. NERSC is located at Berkeley Lab in Berkeley, California.

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