Finding Journal Articles on a Topic
Checking the Complete List of Journals Available at Albright
Finding Reference Sources
Finding Popular Books and AV Materials
Finding Quality Internet Sites
REMOTE USERS NOTE: Students, faculty and staff accessing these databases from home or off site must log into the remote list of databases. You will need a current college ID card for obtaining access. Anyone with problems accessing these databases should call 610-921-7211 or email libraryref@alb.edu for assistance.
The most popular databases with computer science information are listed in alphabetical order. You can find more information on each database and review the online help options for each database by going to our Complete List of Library Databases. Once you find the sources you need, you can see if we own that particular magazine, journal or newspaper by checking a full listing of the serial items that the college can access in print (in the Library) or by reading online.
- Applied Science & Technology, available via Wilson Web, with some full text articles.
- General Science Online, available via Wilson Web, with some full text articles.
- Research Library, available via ProQuest, interdisciplinary database with some full text online.
- Science Direct, College Edition, covers the physical, life and health sciences, with many full text articles. A quick search is available as well as a basic search.
Check our list of online and print journals to determine which titles you can access in the library and online. If you cannot find the article you need, request it via interlibrary loan.
Reference sources provide solid background information on a topic or provide quick and easy access to sources with factual information. You will want to consult them when you either want to get a good background on a topic (e.g., an encyclopedia entry) or to find a quick fact or definition (e.g., dictionary or almanac). The reference sources listed here may be in print or online format. Online database sources with a double asterisk, must be logged into as a remote user -- see instructions below.
REMOTE USERS NOTE: Students, faculty and staff accessing any starred databases from home or off site must log into the remote list of databases. You will need a current college ID card for obtaining access. Anyone with problems accessing these databases should call 610-921-7211 or email libraryref@alb.edu for assistance.
- Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures, dictionary of 1500 terms along with problems and technologies; links to both BABEL : A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms and to Free Online Dictionary of Computing.
- Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms. 9th ed. [Ref 004.03 D554D 2006]
- Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology. [Ref 004.03 D554L 2001)
- Dictionary of Computing & Digital Media : Terms & Acronyms. [Ref 004.03 H249d 1999]
- Encyclopedia of Computer Science. [Ref 001.6403 E564 2000]
- Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology. [Ref 004.03 H496e 2003]
- Internet and Online Law [Ref 004.6 S932i]
- The Internet Encyclopedia. [Ref 004.67 I61B 2004] 3 vols.
- The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Computing. [Ref 004.03 P876p 2003]
- Webopedia, online dictionary and search engine for computer & Internet technology.
To find books and AV materials at Albright, check our Online Public Access Catalog (a.k.a. OPAC)
Need some help in using the OPAC? Try scanning our online OPAC instruction guide. If you cannot locate what you need in the OPAC, try these other catalogs to find materials in other libraries, which can be interlibrary loaned.
Some popular books used in computer science classes are:
- A History of Modern Computing / Paul E. Ceruzzi. 2003 [004.09 C418h2]
- The Universal Computer : The Road from Leibniz to Turing / Martin Davis. 2000 [004.09 D263u]
There are many Internet gateways and resources that provide high quality computer science information. Some of the ones we recommend are:
- Computer Science, many links to resources on the Internet.
- ComputerUser.com : Technology, Trends & Tools, current news and a comprehensive dictionary of computer terminology, including jargon.
- Living Internet, history of the Internet with many intrasite and external links.
- Programmers' Heaven, online reference for programmers with file downloads and links to programming pages.
- Symantec Security Response, information on computer viruses provided by the maker of Norton Anti-Virus software.
- Web Developer's Virtual Library, news, tutorials, software reviews and a search engine to information on the web.
- Web Publishing Curriculum Resources, information about web publishing including tutorials, links to more advanced resources, and development tools.
