David & Lorraine Cheng Library

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Computer Science Resources

Indexes and Databases for Locating Periodical Literature

Locate articles in magazines, journals, newspapers and selected reports:

University-subscribed 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 all ACM published works are included in the Guide as a small subset of the total bibliographic space. The Guide has more than 750,000 citations from 3,000+ publishers, including ACM. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.

Publicly Accessible Database

Google Scholar Advanced Search (Link limited to Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics)

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Society, Publisher, and Open Access Databases of Periodical Literature

Articles in magazines, journals, newspapers and selected reports:

ACM Digital Library
Indexes articles and publications of the Association for Computing Machinery. ACM DL is a vast collection of citations and full text from ACM journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
ScienceDirect
Has full text of about 128 Elsevier computer science journals. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
SpringerLink
Is an interactive database for high-quality STM journals, book series, books, reference works and the Online Archives Collection. Citations marked with a Green Square indicates that full text is available. SpringerLink is a powerful central access point for researchers and scientists. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
Wiley InterScience
Has full text to 31 Wiley computer science journals. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
Directory of Open Access Journals
The Directory of Open Access Repositories - OpenDOAR

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Computer Science and Related Subjects List of Journals (Online and Print)

Listed by Subject - Please note that access to the online journals is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff
Listed by Society Publisher - Please note that access to the online journals is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff

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Computer Science Book Collection (Online and Print) - David and Lorraine Cheng Library

Online Computer Science Books
List of online computer science books subscribed to by the University. Please note that access to the online titles is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
Computer Science Books
List of all the Library's computer science books sorted by title. You can also sort the list by publication date or author.

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Other University-subscribed Computer Science Related Databases

Academic Search Premier
Access to materials in various industries. May be useful for software reviews, computing and related materials. Some full text is available. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
ABI Inform
Access to materials in business and related industries. May be useful for software reviews, computing in business and related materials. Some full text is available. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Provides information on management, careers and employment, and financial trends in the scientific and technological fields. Includes interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, discussions, corrections, continued articles, new product reviews, new product announcements, technically valuable editorials and letters, tables, charts, diagrams, buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings. Cites book reviews. Some full text is available. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
MathSciNet
The Mathematical Reviews Database is the database of bibliographic information and reviews created and maintained by the American Mathematical Society. It continues the tradition and extends the scope of the work begun by the paper publication Mathematical Reviews in 1940. Journals, conference proceedings, and books of mathematics research are covered. Signed reviews and bibliographic data from Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, covering the world's mathematical literature Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.

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Print Indexes (See Reference Desk)

Computer Literature Index 1980-2002
Computer related articles review in trade publications, general business and management periodical and professional societies. The articles are not focused on the academic, highly research oriented literature. This index will give you access to materials that will be of use to those practicing in the field.
Microcomputer Abstracts/Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts 1988-2002
Covers popular magazines and professional journals on microcomputing for business, education, industry, and the home. Includes abstracts for feature articles, news, columns, buyer and vendor guides, product announcements, and reviews of software, hardware, and books. Provides manufacturer, pricing and publisher information, and product grades in the abstracts of reviews.

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Associations and Societies

Association for Computing Machinery
IEEE Computer Society

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Selected by Ray Schwartz
Library Liaison to the Computer Science Department
Last Updated: February 6, 2009