Computer Science databases

ACM Digital Library

  • Full text of all ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) journals, newsletters and conference proceedings.
  • Included in the main library search.

arXiv

  • Open access to 700,931 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance, and Statistics.
  • Included in the main library search.

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

  • Off-air recording and media archive service.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

BSOL (British Standards Online)

  • The British Standards Institute's flagship database of standards.
  • Included in the main library search.

Business Source Complete

  • UK and international business, management and economics issues across a range of sectors including construction, IT, education, and health.
  • Included in the main library search.

Cambridge Journals Online

  • Cambridge Journals Digital Archive contains the full text from 170 journals, from volume 1, issue 1 to 1996.
  • Included in the main library search.

Emerald

  • Over 300 peer-reviewed journals covering subjects such as engineering, business and health & social care.
  • Included in the main library search.

eWIC (Electronic Workshops in Computing)

  • Access to conference papers archive from 1995 to the present day.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

IEEE Xplore

  • IEL includes full-text access for: IEEE journals and conference proceedings, IEE journals and conference proceedings, IEEE standards and over 400 Wiley-IEEE e-books.
  • Included in the main library search.

LearnTechLib

  • Journal articles and conference papers on the latest research, developments, and applications.
  • Related to all educational technology and e-learning.
  • Included in the main library search.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

  • All content from the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series from the last 2 years.
  • Included in the main library search.

LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com)

  • Video training for a vast number of software products, IT topics, and design and business skills.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

O'Reilly Online Learning

  • Training guides for those in the field of IT, including developers, web designers and creative professionals.
  • Includes books, videos, case studies, interactive tutorials, audio books and video.
  • Included in the main library search.

Practical Law

  • Legal know-how covering practice notes, standard documents and drafting notes, and the practical implications of key developments.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

SAGE Research Methods

  • A web-based research methods tool created to help researchers, staff and students with their research projects.
  • SRM focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, so can be used by researchers from the social sciences, health sciences and more.
  • Included in the main library search.

ScienceDirect

  • Explore scientific, technical, and medical research from over 1,000 electronic journals.
  • Includes business, economics and social sciences.
  • Included in the main library search.

Scopus

  • The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
  • Fields of research include science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
  • Included in the main library search.

SpringerLink

  • A collection of full-text journals covering subject areas such as biological sciences, computing, engineering and environment, humanities, mathematics and statistics, medicine and health, physical sciences and chemistry.
  • Includes a number of e-books on business, law, and computer science, as well as Lecture Notes in Computer Science for the last three years.
  • Included in the main library search.

Taylor & Francis

  • Provides access to over 2,500 full-text journals published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare.
  • Included in the main library search.

Taylor & Francis eBook Collection

  • Provides access to over 400 eBooks published by the Taylor & Francis publishing group.
  • Included in the main library search.

Westlaw Edge UK

  • Full-text access to current and historic UK, European Union and worldwide case reports and legislation.
  • Also gives access to the Legal Journals Index, some full text law journals, and many law electronic books.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

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