Information Resources in Computer Science

CS5091 Computer Science Seminar Byung Kyu Choi

David Bezotte, Librarian (Library 203, 487-3041, dbezotte@mtu.edu)

Dave Lepse, Librarian (Library 202, 487-1443, dlepse@mtu.edu)

 

 

Library services

 

Reference, research, and instruction

The Reference Desk is staffed 60 hours per week, and you can contact a librarian there by phone (487-2507) or talk to the librarian in person. You can send email to the Reference librarians by completing the form on the ask a librarian page, and youre always welcome to contact individual reference librarians.

 

Interlibrary loan

If the JRVP Library doesnt have the material that you need, then the Library may be able to obtain it from another library. Simply complete a request form. Most journal articles will be delivered in digital form.

 

Copyright and licensing restrictions: a use policy for electronic resources.

 

Wireless access and laptop checkout

 

EndNote citation database management software

Software for developing bibliographic databases, organize references and images, and creating bibliographies and figure lists. Michigan Tech has a site license to EndNote, and copies will be available soon from the Sysadmin Council's server or by contacting Tim Ryan in West Engineering Computing Network, 487-2930, or Kevin Raber, 281-1695. The Library will be offering workshops on using EndNote.

 

 

Library resources

 

J. Robert Van Pelt Library catalog

Use to find what books, journals and government publications that the Van Pelt Library owns and where they are located. When you enter the catalog, a Basic search screen appears. To search for a periodical title, click on the Journal Title button, then type the title of the periodical in the box provided. A Journal Title search may result in a list of several records for the same title; you may need to view more than one of these to find the issue date youre seeking.

 

To find the full title of a journal from an abbreviation,

consult Periodical Title Abbreviations: By Abbreviation, available at the

Reference/Information Desk (Z 6945 .A2 P47 2001 REF DESK), or one of these web sites:  

Jake (Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment) - http://jake.openly.com/

CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific & Technical Information) - http://cat.cisti.nrc.ca/search/t

JAS (Journal Abbreviation Sources) - http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/JAS.htm

 

When searching for more complex titles such as conference proceedings, a keyword search is usually effective. Click on the Keyword Search button, then enter several of the most unique keywords from the conference title, then select all of these from the pull-down menu on the right.

 

MTU theses and dissertations in Computer Science can be found through a Keyword Search as follows:

Search for: mtu computer science [all of these]

Search for: thesis dissertation [any of these]

 

 

Other catalogs

WorldCat: Unified catalog of OCLC member libraries. This includes most North American university libraries.

RedLightGreen: based on the RLG (Research Library Group) Union Catalog. Includes North American research and university libraries.

 

 

Indexes to dissertations

Current Research at Michigan Technological University

Dissertation Abstracts

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations

 

 

Indexes to journal articles and conference papers

To find citations to recent articles from journals, conference proceedings, and other publications, go to the Librarys web page and select E-Resources & E-Alerts. The resulting screen offers four search options for finding databases or electronic journals:

(1) Keyword search of database titles and/or descriptions

(2) E-Resources A-Z to browse an alphabetical list by title

(3) Search by Subject Headings

(4) Search by Provider.

 

Here are some of the most important databases for finding journal articles and conference papers in computer science:

 

ACM Digital Library (1954 - )

comprehensive collection of over 20 ACM publications online, including a fifteen year archive of journals and magazines, and a nine year archive of ACM conference proceedings. Full-text access is included.

 

ArXiv (1991 - )

e-print service for physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology.

CiteSeer

scientific literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.

 

Compendex (Engineering Village) (1970 - )

comprehensive access to the latest engineering research covering engineering and applied science, containing over seven million references and abstracts taken from over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports.

 

Google Scholar (1900 - )

web search engine designed specifically to locate scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports across broad areas of research. Full text is available for Library journal subscriptions only.

IEEE Xplore (1988 - )

full-text articles from all journals published by IEEE and IEE (the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Full-text for all IEEE and IEE conference proceedings and standards is included as is select legacy content dating back to 1950.

 

INSPEC (1969 - )

comprehensive database of bibliographic information and abstracts for published works in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology. Covers scientific and technical journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations. The print version is Science Abstracts, Sections A, B, and C.

 

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1973 - )

index to the series of volumes published by Springer.

 

MathSciNet (1940 - )

a searchable Web database produced by the American Mathematical Society. It provides access to over 59 years of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications.

 

ScienceDirect (2005 - )

electronic version of most recent year of Elsevier Science print subscriptions.

 

Web of Science (1973 - )

access to ISI Citation Indexes (Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index)

 

Wiley InterScience (1997 - )

search more than 250 electronic journals covering many subject areas.

 

 

Indexes to technical reports and e-prints

Bitpipe: IT research white papers

Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies

GAMS (Guide to Available Mathematical Software) / NIST

GrayLIT Network of technical Reports

Human Computer Interaction Bibliography

Information Bridge (U.S. Department of Energy)

Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library

NTIS National Technical Information Service

NTRS NASA Technical Reports Server

Science.gov

 

 

Current awareness resources

These tools are designed to keep you up-to-date in your research and teaching. Journal tables of contents or the results of stored database searches are sent to you by email or rss feed.

ACM Digital Library email alerts

Blackwell Synergy saved search and journal contents email alerts

Cambridge Journals Online email alerts and rss feeds

IEEE Xplore email alerts

Ingenta table of contents email alerts, rss feeds, and saved searches

ScienceDirect (Elsevier journals) saved search and journal contents email alerts

SpringerAlerts for Computer Science journals contents alerts

Web of Science search alerts (save your search history, sign in, select e-mail alerts)

Wiley InterScience saved search and journal contents alerts

 

 

Employment information & position announcements

Computerjobs.com

ComputerWork.com

FedWorld.gov (Federal Government jobs)

IEEE Job Site