Information Technology Guide: Getting Started
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Start with these databases to find information in IT
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library This link opens in a new windowThe Association for Computing Machinery database includes bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full text for articles published in ACM periodicals, proceedings, conferences and special interest groups (SIG's)
- IEEE Electronic Library (IEL) This link opens in a new windowBrought to you via the IEEE Xplore® digital library, the IEEE Electronic Library (IEL) provides access to the IEEE core collection of engineering, electronics, and computer science periodicals.
- arXiv.org This link opens in a new windowOpen access to 991,112 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowScopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and delivers a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science provides citation indexes spanning every discipline.
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