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Computer Science Databases /Indexes

Subject Liaisons: Carol Oshel 972-883-2627 & Matt Makovka 972-883-6773
Database/ Index
Description
ACM Digital Library ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) contains the full text of all articles from ACM as far back as 1954. These include journals, magazines, transactions, proceedings, newsletters, publications by affiliated organizations and special interest groups (SIGs). Efficient and convenient searching for computer science material.  How to Search This Database
ACM Guide to Computing Literature The Guide is a collection of bibliographic citations and abstracts of works published by ACM and other publishers. Citations for published ACM works are included in the Guide as a small subset of the total bibliographic space. More than 750,000 citations from 3,000+ publishers cover books, journal articles, conference proceedings, doctoral dissertations, master's theses and technical reports.
Computer Source Provided by TexShare Offers full-text coverage for nearly 300 publications covering topics such as computer science, artificial intelligence, information systems, robotics, and software. In addition, Computer Source offers indexing with abstracts for nearly 450 other related publications. Coverage extends from 1985 to the present.  How to Search This Database
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts
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Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts (formerly Microcomputer Abstracts) provides abstracts and indexing for literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas. Over 400 of the most important trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals are covered, including those that focus on specific topics such as Macintosh and Windows platforms, programming, web development and more.  How to Search This Database
SCOPUS SCOPUS is one of the largest article databases and covers the scientific, technical, medical, and social science literature - indexes over 19,500 peer-reviewed journal titles from over 5,000 publishers. Provides information to over 46 million articles and conference proceedings. The database covers the literature from 1966 to the present and is updated daily. Specifically, SCOPUS covers topics in biological and agricultural sciences, chemistry physics, mathematics, engineering, earth and environmental sciences, social science, psychology, economics, business/management, and history. SCOPUS covers 100% of the information indexed by the Medline database.  How to Search This Database
Science Citation Index Expanded (1899-present) ISI Web of Knowledge (formerly- ISI Web of Science) provides seamless access to three citation indexes: the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. These can be searched together or separately. Approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious research journals are indexed with abstracts within the Web of Science. Complete bibliographies are included for each citation allowing for cited reference searching.  How to Search This Database
IEEE Xplore IEEE Xplore, produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is ideal for conducting research in the field of electronics, electrical engineering, telecommunications, wireless communications, and computer engineering. It provides access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines, conference proceedings, as well as current IEEE standards. Complete full text is provided back to 1988, with select content reaching back to 1952.  How to Search This Database
INSPEC (engineering and physics) Inspec, created by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, is the leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world's scientific and technical literature. Containing nearly 10 million records, Inspec provides coverage from over 3,800 journals, 3,000 conference proceedings as well as numerous books, dissertations, patents and reports. Inspec allows searching by keyword, author, author's affiliation, Inspec headings, Inspec classification codes and titles, and more. Coverage runs back to the mid-1960's with select coverage back to 1949.
For full coverage of materials published prior to 1968, please refer to the Science Abstracts. Section A, Physics (vol. 10-43, 1907-1940), Science Abstracts. Series A, Physics Abstracts (vol. 44-68, 1941-1965), Science Abstracts. Series B, Electrical Engineering Abstracts (vol. 66-68, 1963-1965) and Science Abstracts. Physics Abstracts (vol. 69, 1966) located in REFERENCE AISLE 6A on the 2nd floor of the library.   How to Search This Database
Computer Science POWERSEARCH Searches the following databases simultaneously: Academic Search CompleteProvided by TexShare, Computer SourceProvided by TexShare, General Science Abstracts, Inspec, Internet and Personal Computing AbstractsProvided by TexShare.  How to Search This Database
AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online Full access over, 8,500 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology updated daily. Also includes over 2000 biographies of leading scientists, weekly updates of breakthroughs and discoveries in science and technology, a science dictionary, and links to related websites.  How to Search This Database 
Science and Technology Collection
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Contains over 800 leading full-text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, marine sciences and materials science. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,700 publication.  How to Search This Database
USPTO Web Patent Database Includes information about all US patents (including utility, design, reissue, plant patents and SIR documents) from the first patent issued in 1790 to the most recent issue week. Full-text information, including the inventor's name, patent title and description, is provided for patents from 1976 to the present. Pre-1976 information is searchable only by patent number and classification. More extensive information on patents from 1967 - 1975 is available in the print title Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents (located in U.S. Government Documents - 2nd Floor, Call No. C 21.5:).  How to Search This Database
Proceedings
ProceedingsFirst Provided by TexShare Indexes citations of every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library. Covers 1993 to the present.
INSPEC (engineering and physics) Inspec, created by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, is the leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world's scientific and technical literature. Containing nearly 10 million records, Inspec provides coverage from over 3,800 journals, 3,000 conference proceedings as well as numerous books, dissertations, patents and reports. Inspec allows searching by keyword, author, author's affiliation, Inspec headings, Inspec classification codes and titles, and more. Coverage runs back to the mid-1960's with select coverage back to 1949.
For full coverage of materials published prior to 1968, please refer to the Science Abstracts. Section A, Physics (vol. 10-43, 1907-1940), Science Abstracts. Series A, Physics Abstracts (vol. 44-68, 1941-1965), Science Abstracts. Series B, Electrical Engineering Abstracts (vol. 66-68, 1963-1965) and Science Abstracts. Physics Abstracts (vol. 69, 1966) located in REFERENCE AISLE 6A on the 2nd floor of the library.   How to Search This Database
IEEE Xplore IEEE Xplore, produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is ideal for conducting research in the field of electronics, electrical engineering, telecommunications, wireless communications, and computer engineering. It provides access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines, conference proceedings, as well as current IEEE standards. Complete full text is provided back to 1988, with select content reaching back to 1952.  How to Search This Database
SCOPUS Multidisciplinary database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science literature - over 15,000 peer-reviewed titles from 4,000 publishers. Abstracts to over 33 million records reach from present back to 1966 with selective linking to full text. Specifically, SCOPUS covers topics in health, life sciences, agricultural and biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, earth and environmental sciences, social science, psychology, and economics, business, and management.  How to Search This Database
ACM Digital Library ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) contains the full text of all articles from ACM as far back as 1954. These include journals, magazines, transactions, proceedings, newsletters, publications by affiliated organizations and special interest groups (SIGs). Efficient and convenient searching for computer science material.  How to Search This Database
Scientific Search Engines
Scirus The most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 450 million scientific items indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information.
E-Books
Safari Tech Books Online Collection of 5,000 new electronic books in computer science, engineering, and related subjects including management and economics. Safari Tech Books provides timely access to materials published by Java, Addison-Wesley, O'Reilly, Que, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall, Sams, Macromedia, Microsoft, CISCO, and Adobe and others.  How to Search This Database
Ebrary Collection of over 20,000 electronic books which includes all areas of computer science. Titles are searchable from the online catalog.  How to Search This Database
Netlibrary A collection of over 300,000 eBook and audiobook titles (formerly from NetLibrary)
IEEE - Wiley eBooks Library IEEE - Wiley eBooks Library provides access to over 400 up-to-date titles, covering emerging technologies, such as bioengineering, photonics & electro-optics and robotics & control systems. Access is provided to individual chapters in PDF format. Sign up for email and RSS alerts at http://www.ieee.org/go/emailalerts to keep you informed of the 40+ titles added annually.  How to Search This Database
IEEE - Wiley eBooks Library
IET Digital Library The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Digital Library contains a collection of 300 professional and academic books on the history of technology, control engineering, electrical technology, management of technology, power and energy, telecommunications, computing, and related fields. Coverage spans 1979 to present. For journals, magazines and proceedings by the IET, go to IEEE Xplore or the library catalog to check for coverage and formats available.
Dissertations and Theses
Dissertations and Theses Replacing Dissertation Abstracts, Dissertations and Theses now provides many complete dissertations and theses from over one thousand universities. The index begins in 1861. Dissertations published after 1980 and master’s theses written after 1987 include author abstracts. Dissertations produced at the University of Texas at Dallas are included in this database.  How to Search This Database
 
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