Library Services for Off-Campus/Online Programs

Electrical & Systems Engineering, Computer Science

Start here for good articles/research

• ACM Digital Library--Articles and proceedings of the Association of Computing Machinery; use the term "management" in your search for best results
• Compendex: Engineering Village 2--Interdisciplinary engineering database, including journal articles, conference proceedings, etc.
• IEEE/IEE Electronic Library--Technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and engineering.
• INSPEC--Includes journal articles, proceedings, etc., in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, and other related areas.
• Dissertations & Theses Online--Includes dissertations and theses, many with full text, from over 1,000 North America and European universities.
• Safari Tech Books Online--Online version of information technology books from major publishers.
• Science Citation Index Expanded(Web of Science)--Includes thousands of science and engineering journals. Especially good for dissertation-level bibliographies because it allows cited reference searching: that is, how many times an article has been cited by others
• CiteSeer.ist--Scientific literature digital library with focus on computer and information science hosted by Penn State University"
• Preprint Servers & Databases--Links to online preprint sources in all areas of science and engineering

Not only articles

• WorldCat--Catalog of library catalog across the U.S. (and some international libraries)
• Google Scholar--Search for scholarly publications in a variety of fields. Set your preferences for access to full text and to RefWorks citation export.
• Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies--Bibliographies from various sources, updated weekly
• Kompass--Business-to-business search engine to find products, companies, services, and trade names worldwide.
• Brint--Business megasite including 15 research portals on specific technology practices
• Case Studies--Business case studies, some with full text. Free registration required.
• Institute of Management & Administration--Business management information and links