Databases: Science + Technology: Computer Sci

AccessScience VCU

Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Includes embedded video and images in the articles which can be downloaded for use in class presentations and demonstrations.

ACM Digital Library VCU

Coverage: dates vary by publication

Bibliographic citations and full-text of Association for Computing Machinery articles from journals, magazines, and conference proceedings. Coverage of most journals is from volume 1 to present; Communications of the ACM is 1978 to present.

Associates Programs Source VCU

Coverage: Content back to 1985; varies by title

1000 full-text journals and 100 full-text books covering a range of subjects, including substance abuse counseling, forensics, criminal justice, biotechnology, health information technology, robotics, graphic arts, interior design, and others.

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities VCU

Search and select journals most likely to publish your manuscript. Covers business, computer science, education, health administration, nursing, psychology and psychiatry. Includes submission guidelines, circulation, contacts, and acceptance rates.

Computer & Information Systems Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1981 - present

Abstracts of journal and conference literature.

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete VCU

Coverage: Content back to 1983

Indexing and abstracts for academic journals, professional publications and other reference sources. Full text is available for about 40 percent of the periodicals covered.

CRCnetBASE VCU

CRCnetBASE is a collection of over 6,000 electronic books that span over 40 disciplines in 34 separate collections. VCU Libraries does not subscribe to all the collections, but abstracts are available for all entries.

Digital-Tutors VCU

An online video library of tutorials for CG, animations, 3D, games, and visual effects.

Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest) VCU

Coverage: 1637 - present

Full text for most dissertations from 1997 to the present. Includes full text for some earlier dissertations, along with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses citations from around the world.

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences VCU

Full text reference guide for those working in quality control, economics, probability and statistics as well as for those applying statistical methods in any discipline. Updated annually, with revisions and new articles added quarterly.

FAITS (Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies) VCU

Full-text searchable/browsable database of reports covering IT, e.g., infrastructure, telecom, data networking, wireless, security, enterprise systems, Internet, and technology vendors.

Gartner Advisory

Access is via the MyVCU portal. The Gartner link is on the Resources gadget. Full-text of Gartner Group research and advisory services for information technology and business. Provided by VCU Technology Services.

General Science Full Text VCU

Coverage: 1984-present

Coverage of core journals in all areas of science. Easy to use, designed for the non-specialist. Full-text for selected periodicals.

IEEE Xplore VCU

Coverage: 1988 - present

Full-text articles from over 12,000 publications from IEEE and IEE including journals, magazines, transactions, and proceedings. Select content from 1952-1987.

INSPEC VCU

Coverage: 1898 - present

The premier database for physics, computer science and electrical engineering information. Includes citations, abstracts, and some links to full-text. Part of Engineering Village; one of the default databases.

New York Times VCU

Coverage: 1851 - 2006

More than a newspaper for an American city, the New York Times is an international record of national and world news, as well as personal stories of how events affect individuals.

Safari Books Online VCU

Books on all aspects of computers, programming and the web from such publishers as O'Reilly, Sams, New Riders and Adobe.

SPIE Digital Library VCU

Most extensive resource in optics and photonics. Comprises conference proceedings and SPIE journals.

SpringerLink VCU

Coverage: 1990-present

Collection of world's leading interactive databases of high quality Science, Technology and Medicine journals, book series, books and reference works.

Synthesis in Engineering and Computer Science Cluster VCU

Synthesis Digital Library organized by numbered collections comprises of engineering and computer science short monographs. Consists of brief introductions to complex topics written by experts in the field. Each one is between 50 and 275 pages long.