Research Guides: COMP 691 MSCS Capstone Course: Articles & Databases

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Top Computer Science Databases

To locate articles on computer science and related topcs, use the subject-specific databases for computer science.

ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Full text of journal and conference papers from the Association for Computing Machinery
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts and full text of articles in many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies. Includes or has links to full text
FAITS (Faulkner Advisory for Information Technology Studies) This link opens in a new window
One-of-a-kind online technology reports including technology tutorials, marketplace overviews, product and service selection guides, product and company profiles, and directories.
Security Management Practices This link opens in a new window
Real-world reports providing critical IT, legal, financial, and physical security information. Includes or has links to full text

Searching ACM Digital Library

Use these steps to search the ACM Digital Library for articles published in the last five years.

1) Click on the advanced search link.

2) Scroll to the Publication Date area

. ACM digital library pub dates

3) Click on Custom Range. In "From" select Jan. 2017; in "To" select Jan. 2022

4) Enter your search term, such a spatial databases, in the first box in the Search Within area. Click the Blue Search button.

Creating Persistent links to ACM articles

Use the DOI (digital object identifer) as the persistent link to ACM articles.

DOIs are in the full record view by clicking on the name of the article. Look in the Publication line.

What's a DOI?

"A DOI name - a digital identifier for any object of intellectual property. A DOI name provides a means of persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related current data in a structured extensible way." From The DOI System

Free DOI Lookup
CrossRef currently provides a number of ways for you to locate a DOI.
Resolve a DOI
Type or paste a DOI name into the text box. Click Go. Your browser will take you to a Web page (URL) associated with that DOI name.