LibGuides: Computer Science & Digital Forensics: Find Sources

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Features of Journal Articles:

Also known as peer-reviewed or academic articles, they are written by experts and/or highly trained professionals in a particular field.
The rigorous peer-review process ensures articles are vetted and fact-checked before publication.
Journal articles typically focus on a topic through a very narrow lens.

Find Journal Articles:

ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Includes ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a full-text collection of all ACM publications, including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters and books, and a curated collection from other publishers.
1952 - present.
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Search the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Computer Society journals, transactions, and conference proceedings. Request items that are not available online through Interlibrary Loan.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines from sources that include: academic journals, leading trade journals, professional and technical society journals, and conference proceedings.
Criminal Justice Abstracts Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexes journals, current books, government reports, and dissertations published worldwide.

Complete List of Computer Science & Digital Forensics Databases

Features of Scholarly Books:

Due to the length, they typically cover a topic more broadly than journal articles.
They are typically written for a larger audience than journal articles.
They may contain a collection of related chapters by different authors.

Important Note: In most cases you'll only use a chapter or two for your research so don't be scared off by the length of a book.

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Computer Science Books from Oxford University Press

Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Search for materials in the Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield libraries plus online books, online media, and government publications.

Computing Websites:

There are many options for additional training in specific aspects of computer programming. Below are a few recommendations for excellent online trainings to supplement or enhance your coursework.

LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
Over 1,500 courses and 85,000 individual online video tutorials on common and specialized software applications.
Commonwealth University provides free access to this for its students and employees.

Khan Academy: Computing
Free online courses/modules on computing topics.

Digital Forensics Websites:

Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Access to policy and strategy documents from federal, state, and local government agencies; international governments and institutions; and research institutions, universities, and think tanks.

Find Statistics and Data:

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista.com consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.

Cybercrime Statistics: Bureau of Justice

Features of News Articles:

Written by journalists and typically reviewed by one or more editors.
Can provide in the moment coverage of current events.
Written for a broad audience.

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Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Selected full text for 40+ national (U.S.) and international newspapers,full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
More than 15,000 news, legal and business sources.
News, legal and business sources, including print and online journals, television and radio broadcasts; newswires and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers with deep archives; extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies and more than 75 million executives Visit their Help page or their Training and Support page.

Search Everything

Search Everything is the library's equivalent to Google. In addition to searching everything in the Library's Catalog (books, ebooks, media, etc.) it also searches most of our databases containing journal articles and other electronic resources.

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