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Subject Guide - Computer Science

• Selected Reference Books
• Selected Circulating Books
• Full-Text Books Online
• Print Magazines in Kiefer Library
• Magazine, Journal, & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals
• Other Library Materials
• Searching the Library Catalog
• Selected Web Resources
• Selected Statistical Resources
• Selected Online Images and Other Media
• Other Library Catalogs

Compiled byPaul Jackson, Computer Library Liaison. Updated 2007

Selected Reference Books

Ref QA 76.25 .H46 2004 Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace, 2nd ed.

Ref QA 76.575 .D548 .D548 1998 Multimedia and the Web from A to Z, 2nd ed.

Ref TK 5105.875 .I57 I5437 2000 Internet Complete

Ref TK 5103.4 .G56 2001 Broadband Access: Technology, Interfaces, and Management

Ref TK 5102.5 .N5685 2001 eBusiness Essentials: Technology and Network Requirements for Mobile and Online Markets

Selected Circulating Books

QA 76.64 .R647 2004 Game Architecture and Design: A New Edition

QA 76.575 .S569 2002 DirectX 8 and Visual Basic Development

TK 5103.2 .P3397 2002 Principles of Wireless Networks: A Unified Approach

TK 5103.59 .G744 2002 The Essential Guide to Optical Networks

TK 5105.888 .F36 2002 Principles of Web Design

Full-Text Books Online

NetLibrary
This database includes access to such titles as: Sams Teach Yourself Computer Basics in 24 Hours, Changing Minds: Computers, Learning and Literacy, Memory Management: Algorithms and Implementation in C/C++, Advances in UML and XML-based Software Evolution, and Network Security Foundations

The following books are available on the World Wide Web:

A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology

How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Computing and Programming How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Computing and Programming

Designing and Building Parallel Programs

C++ in Action: Industrial Strength Programming

Print Magazines in Kiefer Library

Wired
International Journal on E-Learning
Computer Graphics World

The Library’s subscriptions to computing journals are primarily in electronic format. Full-text articles are available in electronic formats through online databases. (see below)

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals

Academic Search Premier | Off-Campus Access

Fuente Academica | Off Campus Access

Proquest Research Library | Off-Campus Access

electronicsweekly.com

ComputerWeekly.com

Computing Unplugged Magazine

Electronic Design

Other Library Materials

MSDV VIDEOCASSETTE #3-G04 The Machine that Changed the World: The Thinking Machine

MSDV VIDEOCASSETTE #3-G03 The Machine that Changed the World: The Paperback Computer

MSDV VIDEOCASSETTE #3-G02 The Machine that Changed the World: Inventing the Future

MSDV VIDEOCASSETTE #3-G01 The Machine that Changed the World: Giant Brains

Searching the Library Catalog

The above titles are just a few of the resources available for you. The Kiefer Library Catalog, http://tlc.aims.edu/ provides access to resources available at Aims Community College. Use the following subjects (Library of Congress) and keywords to search in the library catalog:

Computing, computer networks, computer-aided design, computer animation, computer games, computer graphics, computer hardware, programming languages (electronic computers), computer network resources, computer programming, computer software, computer systems, computers

Selected Web Resources

PC World: 101 Fabulous Freebies
DevCentral
Whatis?com
University of Delaware Library: World Wide Web Search Tools
Association for Computing Machinery
CompuTREK, Computing Simplified: Internet Error Messages
Adware & Spyware
Slashdot: News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters
Tom’s Hardware Guide
versiontracker: Find, Download, and Rate Software

Selected Statistical Resources

Global Reach: Global Internet Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau: Computer Use and Ownership
National Center for Education Statistics: Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms:1994-2005

Selected Online Images and Other Media

Computer History Museum
Berkeley Lab: Photos & Images
The History of Computing: An Encyclopedia of the People and Machines that Made Computer History
Folksonomy
History of Computers

Other Library Catalogs

Colorado State University
Loveland Public Library
Prospector: Colorado Unified Catalog
University of Northern College Library Catalog
Weld Library District
Windsor-Severance Library Distric