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= Collier Library - Pathfinder

COMPUTER SCIE= NCE

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 n= ot a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point fr= om which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.<= o:p>

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The Library of Congress = Class that includes Computer Science is QA. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBER= S may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/c= atdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

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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 follo= wing are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

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BASIC (Computer program language)

COMPUTE= RS

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

DATABAS= ES

COMPUTER INDUSTRY

ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING

COMPUTER INPUT – OUTPUT EQUIPMENT

MI= CROCOMPUTERS

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MANAGEMENT

M= ICROPROCESSORS

COMPUTER PROGRAMS

MIN= ICOMPUTERS

= COMPUTER SCIENCE

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= 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<= o:p>

§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 B= ook (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Joe Kraynak<= /p>

§Computer Science Illuminated. Electronic Book<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Nell B. Dale

§Essential Guide to Computin= g. [QA 76.6 .W335] by Garriso= n E. Walters

§Fix Your Own PC, 7^th ed. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Corey Sandler<= /o:p>

§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 Dictionar= ies

§The Computer Glossary: The Complete Illustrated Dictionar= y, 8^th ed. [Ref QA 76.15 .F733 1998] by A= lan Freedman

§Computers systems, terms, and acronym= s, 16^th e= d. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work) by Susan M. Hodges

§Dictionary of Computing, 4^th 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, 3^rd 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 a= nd Computer History. [Ref QA 76.15 .E53 2001]

§= The Hutchinson Dictionary of Computing and the Internet. Electronic Bo= ok (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)

§= Mi= crosoft Internet & Networking Dictionary. = Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)

§= Microsoft Computer Dictionary, 5^th edition. Electronic Bo= ok (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)

Directories <= /p>
§AV Market Place. (annual) [Ref LB 1043 .A817]

Handbooks and Manuals <= /p>
§= 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 Gr= aphics. [T 385 .H646 1993] by S.G. Hoggar.

§Milestones in Computer Scie= nce 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&#= 8217; database page:         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         <http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm>

§ Portrait of a Computer Pioneer.= [QA 76.2 .A35 C65 1999] by Bernard I.=         &= nbsp;             Cohen.

§International Biographical Dictionary of Computer Pioneers. [Ref QA 76.2 .A2 L44 1995]

Ø      = SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOC= ATING 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 HOLDING= S link under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www2.una.edu/library&nbs= p; 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.

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= A few frequently used PERIODICALS in COM= PUTER SCIENCE are:

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Computer

Journal of the Associatio= n for Computing Machinery

Computers in Nursing=

PC Magazine

Computerworld<= /span>

PC World

IBM Systems Journal<= /o:p>

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Ø      SUGGESTED WEBSITES <= /span>

=         &= nbsp;     <http://www2.una.edu/library= /index.html> .

   &nb= sp;        -Internet Resources Collection

   &nb= sp;        -Computer Science & Internet

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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://www2.una.edu/libra= ry/illindex.htm.

HAVE A QUESTION? AS= K A LIBRARIAN.=

= RV/3-2006

QA 75.5 – 76.95	Electronic Computers, Computer Science
QA 76.75 – 76.765	Computer Software

BASIC (Computer program language)	COMPUTE= RS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS	DATABAS= ES
COMPUTER INDUSTRY	ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
COMPUTER INPUT – OUTPUT EQUIPMENT	MI= CROCOMPUTERS
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MANAGEMENT	M= ICROPROCESSORS
COMPUTER PROGRAMS	MIN= ICOMPUTERS
= COMPUTER SCIENCE

Computer	Journal of the Associatio= n for Computing Machinery
Computers in Nursing=	PC Magazine
Computerworld<= /span>	PC World
IBM Systems Journal<= /o:p>	<= /b>