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Disciplines & Professions: Computer ScienceWeb SitesAcademic Info's Computer Science Gateway Academically-oriented site offering a table of contents containing topics such as women in computer science, ethics in computer science, and reference desk. Each subject heading links to an annotated list of Web sites. Open Directory's Computer Science Directory Provides links to 1,400+ sites dealing with computer science and offers visitors an additional subject heading under which more information may be located online. Yahoo!'s Computer Science Directory Directory covering a wide range of computer science-related topics, organized into 11 categories, and includes an annotated listing of popular Web sites. Also offers an Internet search that can be limited to search only for the topic of computer science. DatabasesACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery) Allows user to search dozens of journals, publications, and conference proceedings from the Association for Computing Machinery. Search can be conducted for title, index terms, reviews, and abstracts. Provides many full-text references. Computer Abstracts International (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) Aimed at researchers and engineers, this database focuses on developments in the field of computer science. Covers articles from 1993 to the present, with more than 80,000 records including bibliographic information and abstracts. Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) Provides a current index of sources pertaining to the theoretical research and practical applications of computers. Covers sources from 1981 to the present. 300,000+ records that include abstracts and bibliographic citations. Inspec (The Institution of Electrical Engineers, available through OCLC FirstSearch and SilverPlatter) A database that includes electrical engineering, computers, and information technology sources. Covers mostly articles from journals, but also includes important books, dissertations, and conference proceedings. Over 4 million sources from 1969 to the present. Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (Information Today, available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) Covers more than 100 publications. 180,000+ records of sources pertaining to personal computing as well as computers in business, industry, and education. Covers 1989 to the present. Print ResourcesACM Guide to Computing Literature. New York: ACM, 1977-. An extensive index of books, articles from journals, and conferences on topics in computer science. Organized topically in bibliography form. Also provides author, keyword, and category indices. Computing Reviews. New York: ACM, 1959-. Provides current information on publications in all areas of computer science. Organized by type of reference and branch of computer science. Entries provide bibliographic information and review of the source. Illingworth, Valerie, and John Daintith, eds. The Facts on File Dictionary of Computer Science. New York: Checkmark, 2001. Contains more than 2,300 entries that define and explain computer science terms. Organized alphabetically. Laplante, Phillip A., ed. Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2001. Alphabetical compilation of 7,500+ terms covering all major topics in computer science. Ralston, Anthony, Edwin D. Reilly, and David Hemmendinger, eds. Encyclopedia of Computer Science. 4th ed. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2000. Includes over 600 articles on the history of computer science, recent developments in the field, notable figures, and many more subjects. Organized alphabetically. Includes name and general appendices. Tucker, Allen B. Jr., ed. The Computer Science and Engineering Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 1997. Provides information in 10 subfields of computer science and engineering. Intended for an audience of computer scientists and other professionals. Entries include references and suggestions for further reading. |
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