LibGuides: CSC1023 Introduction to Computers: Databases

Selected Databases

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window A multi-disciplinary database covering virtually every area of academic study. Contains nearly 18,000 indexed and abstracted journals and magazines of which more than 15,930 are peer-reviewed. Includes more than 2,280 full-text journals and magazines of which 1,762 are peer-reviewed.
BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine This link opens in a new window One of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic open access web resources. Operated by Bielefeld University Library.
dblp Computer Science Bibliography This link opens in a new window An online index of major computer science publications. Although it provides access to both free access articles and those behind a paywall, you can limit your search to only full-text articles. The site indexes more than three million publications, making it an invaluable resource in the world of computer science.
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Directory of Open Access Repositories This link opens in a new window Lets you search the contents of the repositories listed in OpenDOAR for freely available academic research information. This quality assured approach minimises (but does not eliminate) spurious or junk results, and leads more directly to useful and relevant information. Full texts are available for most results.
JURN This link opens in a new window A general database of online journals that are freely available. Major subjects include arts, humanities, business, law, nature, science, medicine, and religion.
OAIster This link opens in a new window A collection of freely available, previously difficult-to-access, academically oriented digital resources that are easily searchable by anyone.

Open Science Directory "About 13000 scientific journals are now available in the 'Open Science Directory'. When all the special program journals will be included, the Open Science Directory will contain more than 20000 titles."
Science.gov (USA) "Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results."
WolframAlpha: computational knowledge engine "Computational Knowledge Engine™ Enter what you want to calculate or know about:"
World Wide Science: The Global Science Gateway - available in 10 languages "WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway comprised of national and international scientific databases and portals. WorldWideScience.org accelerates scientific discovery and progress by providing one-stop searching of databases from around the world."

A-Z Database List

Search Terms/Keywords

Using LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) to search for resources will, more often than not, yield the most relevant results. Below are some LCSH you can use to search for topics in your Project and/or CRA. Be sure to choose the SUBJECT search field from the drop-down list (in Adanced Search) or include the search terms in quotation marks in the Basic Search box. Enter the SUBJECT search terms exactly as you see them.

You can also search by "keyword" in the All Text or Optional fields.

Suggested search terms:

LCSH	Keyword
COMPUTER security	computers and churches
COMPUTER security software	computer +virus protection
HACKING (Computer security)--Prevention	computer +hacking prevention
COMPUTER hackers	computer viruses
MALWARE (Computer software)
COMPUTER viruses
ANTIVIRUS software
UTILIIES (Computer programs)
PHISHING
DATA protection
DATA encryption (Computer science)--Software
FIREWALLS (Computer security)
FILTERING software
BROWSERS (Computer programs)--Security measures
COMPUTERS--Access control--Passwords
SUPERVISORY control systems
INTERNET--Access control
INTERNET--Security measures
PASSWORDS
E-mail systems--Security measures
COMPUTER network resources--Religious aspects--Christianity
INTERNET--Religious aspects--Christianity
COMPUTER networks [AND] CHURCH work