Computer Technology 

Last updated: July 2000

To find books, government documents and other materials (not journal articles) owned by Maag Library for Computer Technology, search MaagNet, the library's online public access catalog (OPAC). MaagNet is searchable by subject, keyword, author or title. If you have difficulty locating the correct subject heading, it may help to consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings, a set of large red books located behind the Reference Desk in the Reference Room. You may also search the OhioLINK Central Catalog for materials owned by other libraries in OhioLINK.

To locate articles from newspapers, journals or magazines, see the sections below dealing with Indexes and Abstracts or Electronic Resources.

The Library of Congress classifications which deal with Computer Science and Computer Technology are:
 
BC 135  Symbolic and Mathematical Logic
QA 9 Mathematical Logic 
QA 76 Computer Science 
T 385 Computer Graphics
TK 7885 Computer Engineering

General Reference 
Sources
Indexes and Abstracts Electronic Resources

General Reference Sources

Ref. QA 76.15F734 1995
The Computer Glossary: The Completed Illustrated Dictionary

Ref. QA 76.15 .F732 1996 (Ready Reference)
The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia

Ref. QA76.95 F48 1992
The Computer Virus Desk Reference

Ref. QA 76.15 .H32
The Dictionary of Multimedia Terms and Acronyms

Ref. QA 76.15 E 48 1993
Encyclopedia of Computer Science

Ref. QA 76.153 1992
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Computers. 2 volumes.

Ref. QA 76.15 .P387 1995
Que's Computer & Internet Dictionary

Indexes and Abstracts

Per. P87 .C6 (1978 to date. Latest 3 years in Reference on Index Tables)
Communication Abstracts. Covers the topics computers and computer networks.

Ref. QA 76 .Q3 (1981-87 in Oversize. 1988 to date in Reference. Latest 3 yrs. on Index Tables)
Computer Literature Index; A Subject/Author Index to Computer and Data Processing Literature. Designed to identify sources in periodicals, conference reports, special reports, or books for computer users.

Per. QC1 .E385 (1972 to date. Latest 3 years in Reference on Index Tables)
Electronics and Communications Abstracts Journal. Has a section on computer electronics.

Ref. Z 913 .A6 (1958 to date. Online 1984 to date--see under Electronic Resources)
Applied Science and Technology Index. (Monthly) Provides comprehensive subject indexing of more than 200 periodicals in all scientific fields.

Ref. Z7164. C81 B97 (1958 to date)
Business Periodicals Index. (Monthly) Indexes some important and useful titles concerned with subjects such as operations research, systems analysis, automation, etc.

Ref. E 5852 .E57 (1910 to date -- see also Compendex under Electronic Resources)
Engineering Index. Abstracts many titles directly related to computer science or relevant engineering applications.

Electronic Resources

OhioLINK Research Databases

The following OhioLINK Research Databases are available electronically on the World Wide Web. Access is restricted to local sites. Increasingly, new databases are made available through OhioLINK. Check the Maag Library home page for announcements of new electronic services.

ABI/INFORM Global (1971 to date). Business database which includes information on computer technology and systems.

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (October 1983 to date). A cumulative index to English language periodicals. There is also a separate listing of citations to book reviews and product reviews following the main body of the Index. Subject fields include computers and engineering.

Compendex (1980 to date). The online version of Engineering Index.

History of Science & Technology  (Science 1976 to date, Technology 1987 to date).

Science Citation Index Expanded (1990 to date). Provides references to cited authors and articles as well as keyword searches.

World Wide Web

There are many WWW sites available on Computer Technology topics.  Check any of the following for a listing of some popular sites: WWW References by Subject  from Maag Library's home page; Internet Services from OhioLINK for subject guides; or Explore the Internet with the Library of Congress. You may also do a keyword search using a World Wide Web search engine. Choose one from our homepage (see WWW Search Engines and Subject Guides) or pick one from Netsearch.


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Last updated: July 2000