1. Research and Information Sources in Computer Science at Purdue
Topics, research questions, information sources & doing a lit review, research plan, citation management, copyright & open access/science
CS Li
Michael Witt
Associate Professor of Library Science
Computer Science Librarian

2. Three take-aways Ask a Librarian
The library is a gateway to authoritative sources of information
There are many ways to get the same paper
If you can’t find what you need or the library doesn’t have it, please ask: we’ll get it for you
Ask a Librarian

3. Overview Nine examples of finding different kinds of resources
Accessing resources from off-campus
Registering an ORCID identifier
Citation management

4. Finding… Conferences in ACM Digital Library
Journals by title in IEEE Xplore
Journal articles and conference papers using the Libraries catalog and Google Scholar
eBooks in Safari
Books in physical library collections (MATH and course reserves)
Theses in ProQuest
Chapters in Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Foundations and Trends in Purdue CS libguide
Purdue CS technical reports in Purdue e-Pubs

5. Accessing resources from off-campus
Full text is often only available with a Purdue IP address
Links from Purdue Libraries website and Purdue CS libguide are proxied (best option)
Some resources also available with a VPN connection to Purdue’s network

6. Registering an ORCID identifier
Uniquely identifies you as a scholar
You own your identifier, you can update it when you get a job or move to another university
Helps you track your scholarly output, helps others find it more precisely
Many publishers and funders require it
Visit:

7. Citation management demo (Zotero)

8. Three take-aways Ask a Librarian
The library is a gateway to authoritative sources of information
There are many ways to get the same paper
If you can’t find what you need or the library doesn’t have it, please ask: we’ll get it for you
Ask a Librarian

9. Contact info
Michael Witt
Computer Science Librarian
Office: STEW 174G (Next to Convos)
BOOKMARK:
Purdue CS Library Guide (libguide)
Plagiarism (documents and code); copyright; open access & open science