LibGuides: Computing: Computing

Welcome to the Computing Guide. This guide highlights the key resources which can be used to support your research in these areas.

Key Databases

There are several databases that are very useful in the area of computing. The databases we subscribe to give you access to expensive technical information journal articles, and e-books free of charge. Much of the information that you will find in these databases has been quality assured and peer reviewed.

ACM Digital Library
This database is only available for full-text on campus. It allows you access to the 50 journals from the ACM. Please note that although the search results will show conference papers, these are not available as full-text through our subscription. It is only the journal articles that you will be able to access full text from this database
Computer Science Database
IEEE Xplore
Includes access to the IBM Journal of Research and Development, Bell Labs Technical Journal, the IEEE/IET Electronic Library (journals, standards, conference proceedings) and the IEEE-Wiley e-books library.
O'Reilly Safari
O'Reilly Safari includes tech and business content from more than 250 publishers - along with videos, case studies, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments on exclusive O'Reilly-produced content from world-renowned innovators and corporate leaders.

Other databases

ABI Inform
Contains a number of journals relating to the area of business and IT.
British Standards Online
Searchable database of British Standards, Eurocodes and International Standards (ISO).
EBSCO Academic Search Complete
Multidisciplinary database with content relating to information technology and computing.
EBSCO Business Source Complete
Contains content relating to information technology and computing in a business context
EBSCO GreenFILE
Useful database for topics that relate to the environment and a variety of disciplines such as technology.
Nexis
Consists of newspapers and industry publications such as IEEE Proceedings - Information Security, Network World and Computer Weekly News.
Science Direct
A useful multidisciplinary database with some journals in the field of computer science.
Scopus
The largest abstract and citation database for peer-reviewed research, Scopus is a detailed index covering all subject areas.