Computing

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

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Options for getting started with Library resources.

Books

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Options for finding book material.

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.

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Academic peer-reviewed journal articles, professional publications and more across all business topics. 

Searching Business Source Complete video

Covers all areas of business and management and is particularly useful for Business Information Technology subject areas.


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

The full-text of thousands of articles from more than 100 peer-reviewed journals published by Emerald. Subjects include health and safety, management, human resources, engineering, marketing and training. For the most relevant results, use the advanced search and restrict to case studies or literature reviews.

The full-text of thousands of articles from more than 100 peer-reviewed journals published by Emerald. Subjects covered include education, management, human resources, marketing and training - will often have computer related articles.


• Nexis Uni 

Full text articles from many news sources and trade journals both UK and international. Archives sometimes stretching back to the mid 1980s.

This law database can be useful for finding legal aspects to your research but it also includes regional and national UK and international newspapers from the 1980s onwards which may have non-technical computing information.

Additional access instructions:

For use in the UK only


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Wiley Blackwell supplies many of our e-journal subscriptions covering all subject areas.

 

Referencing

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Support for plagiarism and referencing

Your Subject Team

 Timothy Collinson

Faculty Librarian

email timothy.collinson@port.ac.uk

phone (023) 9284 3224

 Marie Smith

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email Marie.smith@port.ac.uk

phone (023) 9284 3339