Library Resources and Services for Computer Science Students Jenny Hart Computer Science Librarian John Crerar Library September 30, 2013
How to access resources the library provides: Books (especially electronic books) Articles and Journal titles (electronic access) Off campus access Other Services What you will learn
All computer science materials are here. Location: 5730 South Ellis Ave (behind the bookstore- look for the arch) Opened 8am until 1am (most nights) Key Contact Information Circulation Desk Crerar Library – Key Contacts
We own: Computer manuals: Programming languages and web development tools. Many O’Reilly titles. Textbooks and other books on relevant computer science, math and engineering topics Much recent material is electronic If we don’t have what you need, please contact me Books: Electronic and Otherwise
Library Search Engine-Lens lens.lib.uchicago.edu
Borrow Direct/UBorrow- Instead of Recall Scan and Deliver: for print articles/book chapters you want electronically. Borrow Direct/UBorrow/Scan and Deliver
Database Finder: library homepage ACM Digital Library Indexes and provides links to all ACM journals and conference proceedings. Inspec/Compendex Indexes journals, conference proceedings, reports, dissertations, books, and periodicals in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology. Coverage: 1969 to current. Access to Articles
is the gateway to full text Find It! links a citation in a database to the online full text the University Library has access to Accessing Full Text
Use your CNetID to access electronic resources when off campus Remote access
Go through the library website, then bookmark the site ProxyIt: a bookmarklet you can drag and drop to your toolbar: page.php?id= page.php?id=16101 The University’s Virtual Private Network (vpn): cvpn.uchicago.edu: use CNET ID and password Off campus access solutions
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