Computing

Useful links

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Computing.

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Getting Started

Options for getting started with Library resources.

Books

Options for finding book material.

Finding Articles

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For some assignments, our Discovery Service will give you enough sources to work with.

Sometimes you may want to try specific databases or journals - perhaps your lecturer has recommended particular names as a good way of finding articles. This page lists key sources for Computing:

Check out this video on how to find journal titles.

Check out this introductory video on finding journal articles.

If we don't have an item you're interested in, we may be able to obtain it via Interlibrary Loan.

A short (3 min) video introducing journals for your Computing assignments and dissertations.

A short video (100 seconds) which tells you how you can ask for an Interlibrary Loan.

• Why use journal articles?

• Finding articles on a topic

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You can get the most out of searching databases by considering what keywords you use.

Watch this video for a demonstration of how to analyse your keywords and this video for a demonstration of using your keywords in an advanced search.

Alternatively, either see this two page Library Guide on Choosing Keywords for tips on this or use this form to analyse the concepts of your searches. For a sample assignment title to unpick the concepts, look at the PowerPoint below.