Computer Science

The information resources listed on this page are some key sources in Computer Science research. If further assistance is needed, please contact the subject librarian for Computer Science to arrange an appointment: Margaret Mellinger, 737-9642,

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Indexes to Computer Science Literature

OSU Libraries subscribe to the following online indexes (databases) related to computer science. For other databases, see the OSU Libraries home page.

  • ACM Digital Library 1947-present. Full text of every article ever published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Includes journals, magazines, transactions, proceedings, newsletters and more.
  • IEEE/IEE Electronic Library Full text from 1998-present, selected full-text from 1950 on. Provides access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines, conference proceedings and standards.
  • Citeseer ResearchIndex (Citeseer) is a scientific literature digital library that aims to improve the dissemination and feedback of scientific literature, and to provide improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and timeliness.
  • INSPEC 1969-present. Covers physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control engineering and information technology. More than 6,000,000 abstract records.
  • Web of Science: 1996-present. Science Citation Index. Cited reference searching. Covers over 5,900 peer-reviewed science journals.
  • MathSciNet (Mathematical Reviews on the web): 1940-present.
  • See also:
  • Applied Science and Technology Abstracts: 1983-present. Journal/magazine articles.
  • Engineering Index (Compendex): 1983-present. Research journal articles and conference proceedings.
  • Academic Search Premier and Business Source Premier: 1980-present / Full-text 1992 - present. Popular magazine/journal articles, product reviews.

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Online Indexes and Repositories

  • CoRR (Computing Research Repository). E-prints. A partnership of ACM, the arXiv.org e-print archive (originally at Los Alamos, now based at Cornell), and NCSTRL (Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library).
  • Collection of Computer Science Bibilographies contains more than 1.2 million references (mostly to journal articles, conference papers and technical reports), clustered in about 1400 bibliographies.
  • NCSTRL (Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library)
  • Netlib a repository of mathematical software, papers, and databases
  • Portal (ACM) bibliography from major publishers in computing with 600,000 entries
  • Stonybrook Algorithm Repository a comprehensive collection of algorithm implementations for over seventy of the most fundamental problems in combinatorial algorithms

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Technical Reports

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Web Resources

  • BenchWeb a starting point for finding information about computer system performance benchmarks, benchmark results, and benchmark code. The site is maintained at the University of Tennessee Computer Science Department by Innovative Computing Labs.
  • Guide to available Mathematical Software A cross-index and virtual repository of mathematical and statistical software components of use in computational science and engineering
  • Programming Language Research a collection of information and resources for research in programming language theory, design, implementation, and related areas
  • TechEncyclopedia: over 20,000 IT terms
  • Webopedia online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology

Web Directories

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Selected Electronic Journals

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Print Resources in The Valley Library

Also, search the OSU Libraries Catalog to see what books, e-books, journals and e-journals the Libraries provide.

  • ACM Guide to Computing Literature: Journal articles, proceedings.
    1977-present / Ref: QA 76 .A65
  • Computer Pioneers: Biographies of computing innovators.
    1995 / Ref: QA76.2 A2 L44
  • Computing Reviews: Journal articles including hardware/software/book reviews.
    1980-present / Ref: QA76 .C59
  • Historical Directory of Data Processing: Biographies
    1987 / Ref: QA76.15 C66
  • Historical Directory of Data Processing: Technology
    1987 / Ref: QA76.15 C67
  • Macmillan Encyclopedia of Computers Volumes 1 & 2
    1992 / Ref: QA76.15 M33

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Professional Organizations

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