Computer Science

Selected Resources

http://library.southalabama.edu	October 2009
(251) 460-7025	Amy Prendergast

The following is a guide to library resources that may prove useful. It is not an exhaustive list; please consult a reference librarian, call 460-7025 or e-mail webref@southalabama.edu for help in locating additional materials.

ONLINE JOURNALS AND INDEXES

ACM Digital Library. On SOUTHcat Plus, choose “Articles, Indexes, and Databases.” Includes full-text for: all ACM journals and proceedings.
Academic Search Premier. On SOUTHcat Plus, click “Articles, Indexes, and Databases” then choose: “EBSCO.”
IEEE Xplore. On SOUTHcat Plus click “Articles, Indexes, and Databases.” Includes full-text for most: IEEE journals, 1998-present.
IET Digital Library. On SOUTHcat Plus click “Articles, Indexes, and Databases.” Includes full-text for: most IET journals.
Academic OneFile. On SOUTHcat Plus click “Articles, Indexes, and Databases,” then choose: “Gale/InfoTrac.”

PRINT & ONLINE TRADE AND ACADEMIC JOURNALS

Communications of the ACM. ACM Digital Library
Computerworld. Current issues, 2nd Floor South; Academic Search Premier
Computing. Current issues, 2nd Floor South; Bound vols. QA 76 .C582, 3rd Floor South
NetWorker. ACM Digital Library

DICTIONARIES

Computer Glossary: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary. Reference QA 76.15 .F733 1998 Dictionary of Computer Science. Bookstacks QA 76.15 .F345 2006 Dictionary of Electronics, Computing & Telecommunications.: Instructional Media Center CD-ROM TK 7804 .F47 2001
Elsevier’s Dictionary of Computer Science in English, German, French, and Russian.: Reference QA 76.15 .D442 2001
Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History. Reference QA 76.15 .E52 2001 Facts on File Dictionary of Computer Science. Bookstacks QA 76.15 .F345 2006 The New Hacker's Dictionary. Reference PN 6231 .E4 H3 1997 Unix Dictionary of Commands, Terms, and Acronyms. Bookstacks QA 76.76 .O63 U545134 1996

COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING

Computer Engineering Handbook. Bookstacks TK 7885 .C645 2002 Electrical Engineering Handbook: Computers, Software Engineering and Digital Devices.: Bookstacks TK 7885 .E44 2006
Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology. Reference QA 76.15 .H43 2009 Essential Guide to Computer Hardware. Bookstacks TK 7887.5 .K46 2002 Handbook of Computer Troubleshooting. Bookstacks TK 7887 .B97 2001 International Handbook of Computer Networks. Bookstacks TK 5105.5 .I58 2004 Systems Analysis and Design. Bookstacks QA 76.9 .S88 K45 2008

PROGRAMMING

Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction. Bookstacks QA 76.9 .H85 E52 2006 Essentials of Programming Languages. Bookstacks QA 76.7 .F73 2001 How to Think Like a Programmer: Program Design Solutions for the Bewildered.: Bookstacks QA 76.6 .V53 2009
McGraw-Hill Programmer's Desk Reference. Reference QA 76.6 .C36 1996 Practical Handbook of Internet Computing. Bookstacks QA 76.625 .P73 2005

SOFTWARE

Encyclopedia of Software Engineering. Reference QA76.758 .E53 1994 Head First Software Development. Bookstacks QA 76.76 .D47 P495 2008. Practitioner’s Handbook for User Interface Design and Development.: Bookstacks QA 76.9 .U83 T68 2002
Software Project Manager’s Handbook: Principles that Work at Work.: Bookstacks QA 76.76 .D47 2004

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Complete Guide to Digital Graphic Design. T 385 .C5487 2002 Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats. Bookstacks T 385 .M87 1996 Essential Guide to User Interface Design: An Introduction to GUI Design Principles and Techniques.: Bookstacks QA 76.9 .U83 G33 2002
GUI Style Guide. Bookstacks QA 6.9 .U83 F69 1995 Illustrated Computer Graphics Dictionary. Reference T 385 .S66 1993

EDUCATION AND CAREERS

Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace. Career Counter/Reference QA 76.25 .H46 2004 Careers for Computer Buffs and Other Technological Types.: Career Counter/Reference QA 76.25 .E23 2006
Careers in High Tech. Career Counter/Reference TA 157 .B3418 2007 Peterson's Graduate Programs in Engineering and Applied Sciences.: Directories/Reference L 901 .P446 [annual]
Prentice Hall IT Career Guide. Career Counter/Reference T 58.5 .Q58 2003 Top 100 Computer and Technical Careers. Career Counter/Reference QA 76.25 .F37 [latest]

WORLD WIDE WEB RESOURCES

Computers & Computing Internet Sources. http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/picks/computer.htm
Free Online Dictionary of Computing. http://foldoc.org
Programmer’s Heaven. http://www.programmersheaven.com/

SUGGESTIONS FOR LOCATING ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IN SOUTHcat CATALOG

Try Subject searches:	Try Keyword searches (to see most recent items first change “Sort by” from Relevance to Publication Date – Most Recent First):
computer engineering	“artificial intelligence”
computer storage devices	comput? and financ?
computer simulation	“computer graphics”
computer software	microprocessor?
computer networks	neural and (comput? or networks)
computer programs	“programming language?”
microcomputer

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