LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE The Alexandria Campus Library has a variety of resources related to computer science, covering subjects from desktop management to data processing to programming languages such as C++, as well as Microsoft Office suite products. The call number for computer science is QA76 to QA76.9. The call number for telecommunication/Internet is TK5102 to TK5105.888. We have computer science-related resources in a number of formats: Reference
Books
We have a number of materials on the reference shelves that offer useful information related to the field of computer science, including encyclopedias, computer dictionaries, and handbooks. Most of the appropriate resources are shelved between REF QA76.15 and REF QA76.9. Return to Top
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The NOVA catalog includes books and dvds owned by all NOVA libraries. Start at the library home page, and click on Books & More. To find books and dvds on your topic, start with a keyword search and type in only the most important terms. For example, if you wanted books about different operating systems used with personal computers, you might try typing in operating systems and personal computers. For
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Periodicals (Magazines, Journals and Newspapers) NOVA subscribes to a number of periodicals related to computers, some in print, some online. See the section on Periodical Databases below for information on how to find articles on specific topics. Return
to Top of Page The library computers provide access to a number of periodical indexes that will help you find magazine, journal, and newspaper articles on a specific subject. From the Library Homepage, click on Articles & More. Try some of these indexes: ProQuest
(includes complete text and graphics for many articles)
Academic Onefile (includes complete text of many articles) Factiva (full text magazine, journal, & newspaper articles) Computer Database (click on Computer and Engineering Technology in the middle of the Library Databases page, then select Computer Database. Includes full text articles) After selecting
one of the indexes, you can find articles on your topic
by typing only the most important terms in the search
box.
From off campus, you will be prompted to log in with your NovaConnect username and password. Return to Top of Page
To access Internet search engines and directories from the Library Homepage, click on Websites. When you select one of the search engines or directories, you can do a search on a word or phrase. Internet Subject Directories are a good place to start. If you select the subject directory Yahoo!, here are some examples of terms you can type in the search box: Computers and Internet, Computer Science, or Operating Systems. You will get links related to these specific topics. Or, use any of the subject directories listed to browse through the subjects they have listed. These include: About.com
-- Computing & Technology, Internet Search Engines such as Google and Mamma also offer access to the web via different search features and databases that may not be available through the Subject Directories. The quality of what is available on the Internet varies widely. Look for institutional affiliation or the credentials of the author when you use the Internet, just as with books you might look for a respected publisher or author. Return to
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