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C.O.I.N.S. Subject Guide
    Computer and Information Science




Databases and Journal Indexes

The following databases are only available to faculty, staff, and students of Charleston Southern University:

Academic OneFile (InfoTrac)DISCUS icon
A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost) PASCAL icon
A general, multi-disciplinary database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals

Business and Company Resource Center with PROMT and Newsletters DISCUS icon
Offers topical business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. It provides business, company, and industry content in the following areas: periodical articles, news articles, and press releases; detailed information for domestic and international companies and associations including information on corporate hierarchical structures; company financials and earning estimates; investment reports; corporate chronologies and company histories; brands and product information; industry and company rankings; market share data; industry overviews; and HR law case digests.

Business Source Premier (EBSCOHost) PASCAL icon
Provides full text for more than 8,800 serials, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Business Source Premier contains all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

Computer Source (EBSCOHost) PASCAL icon
Contains the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.

EBSCO eBook Collection
A collection of over 21,000 electronic books available in full text online. These titles may be searched in the library's catalog or directly in the EBSCO database. Formerly known as NetLibrary, titles in this collection cover all subject areas.

Expanded Academic (InfoTrac)DISCUS icon
A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals.

General OneFile (InfoTrac)DISCUS icon
A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines ranging from architecture to biology and history to mathematics.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context   DISCUS icon
Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, it features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Oxford Reference Online Premium
Combines language and subject reference works together to form a large reference library. It contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works. The section for Computing is found under "Subjects & Books"

SpringerLink
An online collection of science, technology, and mathematics (STM) books, journals, and reference works from Springer-Verlag. Subject areas covered include Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Professional and Applied Computing.

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Print Sources

Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology (Ref. Q123 .C482 1999)

Concepts of programming languages (QA76.7 .S43 2006)

Encyclopedia of Computer Science (Ref. QA76.15 .E48 2000)

Encyclopedia of Software Engineering (Ref. QA76.758 .E53 1994 v. 1-2)

Information Sources in Science and Technology (Ref. Q158.5 .H8 1998)

McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (Ref. Q121 .M29 1998)

World of Computer Science (Ref. QA76.15 .W637 2002 v. 1-2)

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Internet Resources

Computer Science
A directory from the University of Albany

The Living Internet
An in-depth reference about the Internet, prepared to provide living perspective to this most technological of inventions

PC Webopaedia
Online computer dictionary for computer and internet terms

Programmers Heaven
Over 30,000 articles and links to programming

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Journals and Magazines

The following journals are available in the CSU library:

Communications of the ACM

Computer Science Education

Computers and Composition

Computers, Informatics, Nursing: CIN

Computerworld

Computing Teacher

Dr. Dobb's Journal

Electronic learning

Learning and Leading with Technology

Mini Microsystems

PC Magazine

PC Week

Software Magazine

Software News

Systems Integration

Technology & Learning


Find a list of e-journals in computer science available at CSU


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