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College of Computing

This guide is a general tool for students and faculty in the College of Computing.

Where to Start

 

Primary Databases: Databases are aggregators that pull information from a variety of related academic sources. Below are some of the main databases for the area of Computing and its related disciplines. Beginning your search with databases is a good first step in the research process. 

You should ensure you are logged into to your GT account to provide access to GT resources. 

  1. IEEE - IEEE, or Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is a professional association that develops, defines, and reviews electronics and computer science standards. Its prime areas of focus are electrical, electronics, computer engineering, computer science, information technology and most of their related disciplines.
  2. ACM Digital Library - Full text of every article ever published by ACM. 
  3. ProQuest Computer Science Database - Subject coverage: Computer Science ,Information Systems, Computer Security,
    Database Design, Software Development ,Web Commerce ,LANs , WANs ,Intranets, Internet
  4. Web of Science -An interdisciplinary database for science, useful features include advanced citation analysis.

 

Table of Contents and Current Awareness Services

Current awareness and Table of Contents services can help keep you up-to-date in your field through periodic searches in databases or email delivery of the Table of Contents for the latest journals.

Electronic Journals

A link to the GT Library eJournal page an excellent starting place to search for a journal title and to identify its availability to the GT community.

Open-access journal resources are highlighted.

Proceedings

Preprints

Subject Bibliographies

In addition to the databases above, the following subject bibliographies can help focus your search for books, chapters, proceedings, and articles.