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Computer Science: Recommended Resources

A research guide for finding Computer Science, Programming, Networking and Website Development resources in the BC3 Library and on the Internet, complied by the BC3 Librarians.

Suggested Databases for Computer Science Articles

Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.

Vocational and Career Collection
Vocational & Career Collection is designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. This collection provides full text coverage for nearly 340 trade and industry-related periodicals.

MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

Academic Search Premier
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

DOAJ
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

Issues and Controversies
Explore current issues and events with in-depth articles made to inspire thought-provoking debates. Topic pages feature the latest related news coverage from Reuters® as well as a variety of helpful background information, from the key pro/con arguments to chronologies of related events to primary documents. Updated weekly.

Company and Industry Information Resources

Reference Solutions
ReferenceUSA
Business and consumer research platform helps you create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds, and locate people. Modules include: US Businesses, US White Pages, US Healthcare, Canadian Businesses, Canadian White Pages, US New Businesses, US New Movers/New Homeowners, US Consumers/Lifestyles, and US Jobs/Internships.
Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.

Open Educational Resources

For more OER Resources, see the Open Educational Resources LibGuide.

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Print and Electronic Books in our Library

Computer Forensics by Marie-Helen Maras
ISBN: 9781449600723
Publication Date: 2011-02-01
BCS Glossary of Computing by BCS Academy Glossary Working Party (Editorial Coordinator)
ISBN: 1780173261
Publication Date: 2016-09-01
Encyclopedia of Computer Science by Anthony Ralston (Editor); Edwin D. Reilly (Editor); David Hemmendinger (Editor)
ISBN: 9780470864128
Publication Date: 2003-08-29
Expert Resumes for Computer and Web Jobs by Wendy S. Enelow; Louise M. Kursmark
ISBN: 9781593578114
Publication Date: 2011-01-01

SQL, the Complete Reference by Paul N. Weinberg; James R. Groff; Andrew J. Oppel
ISBN: 9780071592567
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Interactive Object Oriented Programming in Java by Vaskaran Sarcar
ISBN: 9781484225431
Publication Date: 2016-12-22
Principles of Programming and Coding by Donald Franceschetti (Editor)
ISBN: 9781682176764
Publication Date: 2018-05-22
C++ Standard Library Quick Reference by Marc Gregoire; Peter Van Weert
ISBN: 9781484218754
Publication Date: 2016-06-14

Cloud Computing Networking by Lee Chao
ISBN: 9781482254815
Publication Date: 2015-08-20
Networking by Bruce A. Hallberg
ISBN: 9780071633543
Special Design Topics in Digital Wideband Receivers by James Bao-Yen Tsui
ISBN: 9781608070312
CompTIA Network+ by Glen E. Clarke; Brian Schwarz
ISBN: 9780071615310
Publication Date: 2009-01-01

HTML5 and CSS3 All-In-One for Dummies by Andy Harris
ISBN: 9781118289389
Publication Date: 2014-01-07
Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook by Lucas Jellema
ISBN: 9780071608985
Publication Date: 2011
Learning PHP, MySQL and JavaScript by Robin Nixon
ISBN: 9781491978917
Publication Date: 2018-06-12
Dreamweaver CC for Dummies by Janine Warner
ISBN: 9781118646144
Publication Date: 2013-05-28

Locating Books

The BC3 Library has both print and electronic books for all subjects related to computer science. They are all listed in the BC3 Library Catalog where you will find Dewey call numbers to locate books on the shelves (lower level of the library) and links to connect you to e-books. E-books can also be searched separately in our two e-book collections: e-Book Central by Proquest and e-Book Collection by EBSCO.

Browsing the Stacks

001.64 - Computer Science

003 - Systems (including those related to computer applications)

004–006 - Computer science-related subjects, including computer programming, programs, data, special computer methods, software development, and security

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