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Internet Resources
Annual Computer Science Conference (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required for access to 2004 on)
Papers from Computer Science Conferences at Rensselaer's Hartford campus from 2004 to the present. Tables of Contents from 1999-2003.
ACM Digital Library (Rensselaer
at Hartford login ID and password required)
Full text of ACM journals and conference proceedings.
ScienceDirect (Rensselaer
at Hartford login ID and password required)
Full text articles covering all scientific disciplines, including computer science.
IEEE Xplore (Rensselaer
at Hartford login ID and password required)
Full text of IEEE electrical engineering and computing
journals and conference proceedings
books24x7
Thousands of electronic books on engineering, IT and management topics.
Computer Technology (CSA) (Rensselaer
at Hartford login ID and password required)
Citations and abstracts of articles, proceedings, and government reports. Full text IT case studies available.
Compendex, Inspec, & Engineering
Village (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Abstracts from engineering and technology journals. Combine Inspec and Compendex databases for comprehensive coverage of engineering literature
Computing Research Repository CoRR)
Computing research papers. Sponsored by ACM, Los Alamos e-Print Archive, and NCSTRL.
NASA Technical Report Server
Citations and some full text of NASA research reports, journal articles, conference and meeting papers, technical videos, mission-related operational documents, and preliminary data.
The Collection
of Computer Science Bibliographies
Citations from journal articles, conference papers and technical reports.
Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking (Idea Group) (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Most important concepts, issues, trends and technologies in multimedia. Perspectives of over 220 researchers from 32 countries. Detailed articles related to multimedia evolution, design, communications, e-commerce, education, security, and virtual communities.
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Science Direct) (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Physical science and technology articles with scientific and mathematical background. Corresponds to third print edition (2004) with 18 volumes and more than 14,000 pages.
Print Resources
Computer and Control Abstracts
Citations from electrical engineering and computer science, including IEEE and IEE publications from 1980 through 2002. Features books, conference proceedings, reports and dissertations. Updated monthly.
Location: Print Index Area
Computer Literature Index
Citations selected for computer professionals; applications-oriented. Annual compilations from 1980 through 2002.
Location: Print Index Area
ACM Guide to Computing Literature
Historical citations from journal articles, papers,
books, and other reports from ACM and other computing publishers.
Annual compilations from 1977 through 1997.
Location: Print Index Area |
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Internet Resources
Compaq Corporate Research:
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
The primary mission of CSAIL is research in both computer science and artificial intelligence, broadly construed. Search and download the full text of CSAIL publications, which include technical reports, work products, research abstracts, and historical collections.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Computer Science Department Technical Reports
List of Department's technical reports. Full text available from the RPI Computer Science department.
Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
Full text of SEI publications on software engineering research. Including technical reports, technical notes, special reports, maturity models and handbooks.
Requests for Comments (RFC) Editor
Discussions of computer communication, focusing on networking protocols, procedures, programs and concepts.
Print Resources
Advances in Computers
Papers on the latest computer technologies and developments. Annual compilations from 1960 through the present.
Location: QA 76 .A3
Compaq / Digital Corporate Research Publications:
- Systems Research Center (SRC)
Research reports from 1984 through 1998. Visit SRC's web site for additional publications.
Location: QA 76 .S68
- Cambridge Research Laboratory (CRL)
Technical reports from 1997 and 1998. Visit CRL's web site for additional publications.
Location: QA 76 .C36
- Paris Research Laboratory (PRL)
Technical reports from 1989 through 1993. Visit
PRL's web site for additional publications.
Location: QA 76 .R46
Internet Resources
Many of these sites allow you to research hardware and software products by providing product comparisons, reviews and free trials.
CNET
Egghead
Price Watch
Yahoo! Computers
ZDNet
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Internet Resources
CorpTech
Profiles of over 95,000+ private and public technology companies and their business units, as well as units of foreign companies, government labs, and non-profits. Includes pharmaceutical, medical, biotech and software companies.
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Includes computer and telecommunications industries:
- Commercial services
- Consumer services and the Internet
- Hardware
- Software
- Networking
- Wireless
- Wireline
Each industry includes substantial overview, statistics and outlook, and comparative analysis of statistics for major players.
Special Directions: select "Industry" from the horizontal blue menu bar at top of S & P's home page.
Value Line Research Center (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Overview, forecast and statistics for over 90 industries, including computers and peripherals, computer software and services, Internet, foreign telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, and telecommunications services. Historical issues in the library in print (see below).
LexisNexis Academic (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Full text articles from news, trade, legal and business publications, including large selection on the computer and telecommunications industries.
Print Resources
PricewaterhouseCoopers Technology Forecast
Obtain overviews and forecasts for information technology industries.
Location: REF HC 79 .I55 (Current Issue)
HC 79 .I55 (Historical Issues)
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Covers over fifty industries, including computers and telecommunications. For each industry, you will find a substantial overview (about 30 pages), statistics and outlook, and a comparative analysis of statistics for the major players. Current and historical issues in print.
Location: REF HC 106.6 .S74
Value Line Investment Survey
Overview, forecast and statistics for over 90 industries, including computers and telecommunications. Current and historical issues in print. Current issue online (see above).
Location: Business Reference Area
US Industry & Trade Outlook
Find overviews and forecasts for many industries. Current and historical issues available.
Location: REF HC 101 .U54
RMA Annual Statement Studies
Use for industry ratios. Search by SIC code. Current and historical issues available.
Location: REF HF 5681 .B2 R6 |
Research Tips
For additional information, visit our Computer Hardware, Software & Services Industry Data Finder |
Internet Resources
LexisNexis Academic (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search all US patents from 1971 to the present.
Special Directions: select "Legal Research" from Lexis' main menu; then select "Patents."
US Patent and Trademark Office
Search the full text of patents issued from 1976 to the present. (Patents issued between 1790 and 1976 are searchable by patent number and current US classifications only.) Federal trademark searches available.
BitLaw
Research all aspects of technology law, including patent, copyright, trademark and Internet legal issues.
IP Law Practice Center
Explore news, cases, papers and tools on Intellectual Property law issues. Some material is available for free, while some is subscription-based.
European Patent Office
Obtain information on Europe's centralized patent system. Search for patents using esp@cenet as well.
Print Resources
Computer Technology and the Law
Use this book and its supplements to research legal issues in computing.
Location: REF KF 390.5 .C6S65
Intellectual Property in the Age of Universal Access
Location: KF 2979. A2I428 1999
Internet Resources
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)
Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms
WhatIs
Webopedia
TechEncyclopedia
Print Resources
Webster's New World Dictionary of Computer Terms
Location: REF QA 76.15 .P395 1999
Acronyms and Abbreviations of Computer Technology and Telecommunications
Location: REF QA 76.15 T38 1993
Internet Resources
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Educational and scientific computing society; members from all areas of industry, academia and government.
IEEE Computer Society
The organization of computer professionals.
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Computing, communications, and information science and engineering research. Each CISE Division has information about specific research projects, from networking infrastructure to intelligent systems.
American Computer Scientists Association (ACSA)
Research foundation for computer scientists.
Computing Research Association (CRA)
Research and education in the computing fields.
Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Organization for academics specializing in information systems.
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
Trade association for the software and information industry.
Network Professional Association (NPA)
Association for network computing professionals.
