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Business Source Complete, Full text. 1965 - present, varies by title.
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| Full text in all disciplines of business, including journals (many peer reviewed), market research reports, industry reports, country reports, SWOT analyses, and much more. |
| ABI/INFORM Global, 1971 - present (full text 1985 - present) |
| Search over 2,000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also includes information on 60,000+ companies and the full text of approximately 25,000 dissertations |
| Research Library Periodicals |
| Search over 2,700 periodicals for information on a broad range of general reference subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. |
| ACM Digital Library, 1948 - present |
| Full-text coverage of ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) periodicals and transactions. A few conference proceedings are also available in full-text. Includes citations to related articles in computing and information technology. Browse or search the contents of ACM publications. Enter your search in the search box near the top of the screen or click 'Advance Search' . |
| IEEE Computer Society Digital Library |
| Provides full-text access to more than 240,000 IEEE Computer Society periodical articles and conference proceedings. Includes access to over 25 IEEE Computer Society peer reviewed periodicals (backfile to 1988) and more than 170 current year IEEE Computer Society conference proceedings (backfile to 1995). You can browse publications by title or subject from the Computer Society Digital Library home page. |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text, 1966-present
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| An index of journal articles from more than 600 publications plus books, research reports, and conference proceedings. |
| ERIC, Abstracts/Indexes, 1966 - present
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| Premier index of Education resources, including abstracts of articles from over 1000 journals and of documents such as teaching guides, research reports, lesson plans, and test and evaluation instruments. For searching help see the ERIC Tutorial or Quick Guide to ERIC. |
| Wilson OmniFile Full-Text: Select, 1994 - present |
| A full-text database of almost 2000 periodical publications, including coverage of the sciences, humanities, education & other social sciences, business and information science. |
| Science Direct
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| Full-text coverage of almost 900 journals. Focus is on scientific, technical and medical fields, with significant coverage of social sciences as well. (use buttons at top of page to go to journals or do a search) |
Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional sources as you begin your research.
| CQ Researcher, 1991 - present. |
| Excellent background and analysis of recent national and international issues in the news. Includes CQ Global Researcher |
| Computer Sciences, 2002 |
| Articles on computer and information science, including historical information and selected biographies |
| Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, (2 v.), 2002 |
| Articles relating to the Internet and commerce. Presents answers to common questions about website development, financing, advertising, and more. Features 470 essays covering topics and terms, profiles of the top e-commerce companies, biographies of e-commerce innovators, and coverage of events and legislation related to the Internet and to e-commerce. |
| Digital Libraries: Principles and Practices in a Global Environment, 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of Information Ethics & Security, 2008 |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) |
| A collection of 100+ reference titles available in full-text electronically. Search the entire collection, or search selected titles using "advanced search." |
| Encyclopedia of Information Systems, Ref T58.5 .E535 2003 |
| Dictionary of Information Science and Technology |
| Includes terms and definitions in the fields of information science and technology. Also available in paper copy: Ref T58.5 .D499 2007 |
| Encyclopedia of Computer Science, Ref QA 76.15 E48 |
| Computer Science Handbook, Ref QA 76.C54755 |
| Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence, Ref Q 335 E53 |
| Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, Ref QA 76.9 H85 B46 |
| Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History, Ref QA 76.15 E53 |
| Computing Pioneers, Ref QA 76.2 A2 L44 1995 |
Use Penfield's library catalog to find print and online books and government documents, CDs, DVDs, and more. If the library catalog does not have what you need, use WorldCat or the SUNYConnect Union Catalog to identify titles that you might borrow through our interlibrary loan service (ILLIAD).
These quality Internet resources have been selected by the librarian specializing in this discipline.
| Computer Science |
| A comprehensive collection of links offering a wealth of information for anyone interested in Computer Science. Includes links to both research and helpful tools such as a calculator, an almanac, timelines, and career information. |
| Cogprints: Cognitive Sciences Eprint Archive |
| An electronic archive of scholarly articles in cognitive science and related fields. |
| Ethics in Computing |
| A collection of documents, essays, news reports, and links to other sites, organized loosely into eight areas: basics, commerce, social-justice issues, computer abuse, intellectual property, speech issues, privacy, and risks. Each topic is a link to an index of articles and Web sites. |
| HCI Bibliography: Human-Computer Interaction Resources |
| A comprehensive website for the study of HCI. Includes a bibliography of over 35,000 resources, both in print and online. |
| Human-Computer Interaction Resource Network (HCIRN) |
| HCIRN offers resources related to HCI and related topics as well as an index of links to HCI resources available on the Internet. |
| Universal Usability: A universal design approach to web usability |
| This site houses an unabridged, online version of Access by Design: A Guide to Universal Usability for Web Designers, by Sarah Horton, New Riders Press, 2005 as well as many resources and links to related sites. |
| W3 Schools |
| A comprehensive collection of excellently written tutorials on all aspects of web development. |
| NetLingo |
| Includes thousands of entries, along with special sections on acronyms and text messaging shorthand, smileys and emoticons, and file extensions. |
| Matisse's Glossary of Internet Terms |
| Provides concise definitions of over 250 terms. |
| Webopaedia |
| Online dictionary of computer and Internet terms. |
| Free On-line Dictionary of Computing |
| Includes very current terms and terms not found in other dictionaries. |
| American Society for Information Science and Technology |
| Association for Computing Machinery |
Use the library catalog to determine whether Penfield Library owns the book or journal you need. Please also check the list of available e-journals. If the Library does not own the material, or if the material is not available, you may request it online through our interlibrary loan service(ILLIAD)