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Also known as "Scholarly Articles," "Peer-Reviewed Articles," or "Academic Articles," these are:
  • Written and reviewed by scholars and provide new research, analysis, or information about a specific topic.
  • Usually focused on a narrow subject or a single case study
  • Intended for an academic audience

 

The following databases are a good place to find information on the field of computer science

 

 Unlike journal articles, scholarly books:
  •  Are written on a broader, general subject
  •   May contain a collection of related chapters by different authors
  •   Contain less recent information
Remember: you may only need to read one chapter of a scholarly book!

 

 

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Select Computer Science Websites

ITPRC – The Information Technology Professional’s Resource Center – The IT Professional’s Resource Center or ITPRC has become a resource center of information for IT managers and professionals all over the World. Aa a  ‘one-stop-shop’ for information technology professionals, this site provides technical information as well as routes to career management information and forums for IT professionals to interact.

Free Online Dictionary of Computing – A searchable dictionary of terms, acronyms, jargon and much more about computing and related fields.

FreeBookCentre.net – Links to thousands of free online technical books. Includes core computer science, networking, programming languages, systems programming books, Linux books, physics and many more.

Association for Computing Machinery – Web site of the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. Offers resources advancing computing as a science and a profession.

Association for Information Science and Technology – ASIS&T attempts to bridge between information science practice and research. “Members represent the fields of information science, computer science, linguistics, management, librarianship, engineering, data science, information architecture, law, medicine, chemistry, education, and related technology.”

Computer History Museum – The Computer History Museum offers many online exhibits on a variety of topics related to the history of computing.