Computer Science
Collier Library - Pathfinder
COMPUTER SCIENCE
SCOPE The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field of COMPUTER SCIENCE. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.
The Library of Congress Class that includes Computer Science is QA. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>
QA 75.5 - 76.95
Electronic Computers, Computer Science
QA 76.75 - 76.765
Computer Software
In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The following are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.
BASIC (Computer program language)
COMPUTER INPUT - OUTPUT EQUIPMENT
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MANAGEMENT
Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area.
Ø BEGINNING RESEARCH - SELECTED SOURCES
Introduction and overview material
§ Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computers and the Internet. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Michael Miller
§ Complete Idiot's Guide to Computer Basics. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Joe Kraynak
§ Computer Science Illuminated. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Nell B. Dale
§ Essential Guide to Computing. [QA 76.6 .W335] by Garrison E. Walters
§ Fix Your Own PC, 7th ed. Electronic Book (a link is provided inUNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Corey Sandler
§ Simply Scheme: Introducing Computer Science. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Harvey Brian
Encyclopedias And Dictionaries
§ The Computer Glossary: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary, 8th ed. [Ref QA 76.15 .F733 1998] by Alan Freedman
§ Computers systems, terms, and acronyms, 16th ed. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Susan M. Hodges
§ Dictionary of Computing, 4th ed. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by S.M.H. Collin
§ Dictionary of information technology, 3rd ed. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by S.M.H. Collin
§ Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History. [Ref QA 76.15 .E53 2001]
§ The Hutchinson Dictionary of Computing and the Internet. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
§ Microsoft Internet & Networking Dictionary. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
§ Microsoft Computer Dictionary, 5th edition. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
Directories
§ AV Market Place. (annual) [Ref LB 1043 .A817]
Handbooks and Manuals
§ Beginning Algorithms. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Simon Harris and James Ross
§ Handbook of Networking & Connectivity. [TK 5105.5 .H322 1994] by Gary R. McClain, ed.
§ Mathematics for Computer Graphics. [T 385 .H646 1993] by S.G. Hoggar.
§ Milestones in Computer Science and Information Technology. [Ref QA 76 .R434 2003]
by Edwin D. Reilly.
§ Signal and Image Processing Sourcebook. [Ref TK 5102.9 .L53 1994] by Robert L. Libbey.
Biographical Sources
§ Biography Resource Center. (online database) See the libraries' database page: <http://www.una.edu/library/databases.htm>
§ Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer. [QA 76.2 .A35 C65 1999] by Bernard I. Cohen.
§ International Biographical Dictionary of Computer Pioneers. [Ref QA 76.2 .A2 L44 1995]
Ø SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOCATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES on BUSINESS
ABI-Inform Complete (online database)
Business Source Premier (online database)
Regional Business News (online database)
Science Direct (online database)
Wiley InterScience Journals (online database)
PERIODICAL titles held by the library can be identified by clicking the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS link under "Find Articles" on the library website at http://www.una.edu/library or by searching in UNACAT. You can search by Journal title or perform a Subject Category search for Engineering & Applied Science to find relevant titles.
A few frequently used PERIODICALS in COMPUTER SCIENCE are:
Computer
Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery
Computers in Nursing
PC Magazine
Computerworld
PC World
IBM Systems Journal
Ø SUGGESTED WEBSITES
-Internet Resources Collection
-Computer Science & Internet
INTERLIBRARY LOAN It is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. Inquire at the Reference Desk or consult the library's web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www.una.edu/library/illindex.htm.
HAVE A QUESTION? ASK A LIBRARIAN.
RV/3-2006
