Guides: Computer Science: Research Resources

Research Resources

ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Citations and full text from Association for Computing Machinery journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings.
Coverage: 1968-
Some Full Text: Yes
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Computer Science Database This link opens in a new window
This collection provides unmatched discipline-specific coverage spanning thousands of publications, many in full text. Subject coverage: Computer Science; Information Systems; Computer Security; Database Design; Software Development; Web Commerce; LANs; WANs; Intranets; Internet.
IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
The IEEE Xplore digital library is a resource for discovery of scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. It contains the.full text of all IEEE and IEE journal articles, conference papers, and standards.
Coverage: 1888-
Full Text: Yes
Compendex This link opens in a new window
Electronic version of Engineering Index, covering literature in various engineering disciplines.
Coverage: 1970-
Full Text: No
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus delivers the most comprehensive overview of the world’s research output in the fields of Science, Technology, Medicine, Social Sciences, and Arts & Humanities. As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, Scopus helps ensure that crucial research from around the world is not missed.

CiteSeerX This link opens in a new window
CiteSeer is a digital library that aims to improve the dissemination, retrieval, and accessibility of scientific literature, mostly in the areas of computer and information science. Provides automated citation indexing and citation linking.
Full Text: No
Computing Reviews This link opens in a new window
Identify the best new articles and books in all areas of computer science.
Coverage: 1985-
Full Text: No
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Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security This link opens in a new window
Search full text on a wide range of themes, including computer crime, information warfare, privacy, surveillance, intellectual property and more.
Coverage: 2007
Full Text: Yes
HighWire Press This link opens in a new window
From Stanford University, includes online versions of 920+ journals in biological, physical, medical, and social sciences.
Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes
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IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
The IEEE Xplore digital library is a resource for discovery of scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. It contains the.full text of all IEEE and IEE journal articles, conference papers, and standards.
Coverage: 1888-
Full Text: Yes
Knovel This link opens in a new window
Collection of critical science and engineering handbooks.(Subscription includes: General Engineering & Project Administration section; Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering section; Chemistry & Chemical Engineering section; ASM International Handbooks Online). Access provided by a gift from the Victor E. Kohman, ’43 Memorial Fund.
Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes
Titles Included
Individual chapters are available to download as PDFs. However, Knovel recommends limiting downloads to 10% or 25 pages of content per title.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text access to the Springer book series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) a major publication of new developments in computer science.
Coverage: 1975-
Full Text: Yes
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full text access to more than 2000 Elsevier science, social science, engineering and management scholarly journals.
Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus delivers the most comprehensive overview of the world’s research output in the fields of Science, Technology, Medicine, Social Sciences, and Arts & Humanities. As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, Scopus helps ensure that crucial research from around the world is not missed.
SpringerLINK This link opens in a new window
Access to a variety of scholarly science journals and eBooks published by Springer.
Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes
Individual chapters and subscribed books are available to download as PDFs.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Search journals published by Wiley-Blackwell. WPI subscribes to many titles in various topic areas such as chemistry, medical & life sciences, materials science and engineering.
Coverage: 1996-
Full Text: Yes

Check out BrowZine via the Gordon Library to browse accessible and relevant journals. The library recommends starting your keyword searching with Computational Engineering & Science.

Below are a few selected journals to get your browsing started.