Computer Science: Information for Graduate Students

Most computer science and engineering books and printed materials are housed in DeLaMare Library. If you have questions about DeLaMare Library collections or policies, please direct them to Brenda Mathenia, Head DeLaMare Library (682-7377) and engineering subject specialist; bmathenia@unr.edu).
If you have questions about using computer science information resources, please contact Will Kurt, computer science subject specialist.

Information Resources for Computer Science
- Start here to look for scholarly journal articles and research reports. This page also has links to electronic journals, the library catalog, and Web resources.

Some indexes and databases have links to full-text articles, but many do not. The library has a service, called "SFX" that provides links to full-text articles across licensed database services that use the "open-URL" standard. If you see this button, click it for links to full-text and other information:
If you have identified an article that is not available in the database in which you found it, and there is no "SFX Find It!" access, try our Citation Finder. If that doesn't work, look up the journal title (not the article title) in the library catalog or Quick Search for Titles. If UNR does not have access to the journal, request it from Document Delivery Services. Journal articles are now delivered on the Web whenever possible!

Electronic Journals: General Information, Title Search, alphabetical and subject lists
- The title search is a quick way to find specific journals. The alphabetical lists are complete.
Electronic Journals: Computer Science
- Selected list of electronic computer science journals to which UNR users have access. Good for getting an overview of what is available.
Library Catalog
- Contains records for journals the library owns in print format, and links to thousands of electronic journals.
- The library catalog does not contain records for journal articles; you must use an index or database to identify relevant articles. Some databases do have links to full-text articles, but others do not.
  
  A comprehensive search for a specific journal should include both the library catalog and the alphabetical list of electronic journals because some journals are not available in electronic format.

Dissertation Abstracts
- Includes masters theses as well as doctoral dissertations. 1861- present. Dissertation abstracts available 1980- present; Master's theses abstracts, 1988- present. To find UNR dissertations and theses type the UNR institution code and your search term in the search box. For example:
- SC(0139) AND genetic algorithms
- Alternatively, you can go to the Advanced search screen and use the School Index to add an institution code to your search. Use the Preview function to see the first 24 pages of any thesis or dissertation. Click FREE DOWNLOAD to save a UNR paper! You may request an Interlibrary Loan for other dissertations or order online with your credit card.
ACM Online Guide to Computing Literature
- Click the link to Masters Theses or Doctoral Theses in upper left corner.

Selected Web Resources in Computer Science
- This page has links to stable, quality resources that should be of interest to computer science students. If you know of a link that should be added to this page, or should be deleted, or if you find a broken link, please notify Justin Blum.

Oxford English Dictionary
- Complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition OED. Quarterly updates of the in-progress third edition. Entries include etymology, usage quotes, and date charts.
Britannica Online
- Online version of the complete encyclopedia with more than 75,000 entries, links to related Internet sites, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
- A dictionary of the current vocabulary of standard written and spoken English language, from 1755-1996, containing 450,000 vocabulary entries.
Associations Unlimited
- Directory of more than 154,000 detailed listings for international, national, state, and regional organizations. IRS information for more than 300,00 nonprofit organizations.
More resources from the Library's Web Reference Shelf.

Books 24x7 (users must register using their UNR campus e-mail address)
- Thousands of full-text eBooks from APress, Wrox, Microsoft, Sams, Que, and other publishers on information technology, web development, business, e-commerce, design, and graphics. New users are required to register, using their UNR campus e-mail address. After you register, you will immediately receive an e-mail from books24x7 with login instructions.