Computing

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Computing.

Use the University VPN to access to these resources, any time, anywhere.

Getting Started

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Options for getting started with Library resources.

Books

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Options for finding book material.

There are a wide range of resources available to Computing students beyond the obvious journals, databases and websites. Here we list a selection we think you'll find useful.  You might also wish to look at the Subject Pages of other faculties for related topics.

This two and half minute video gives an introduction to finding these resources.

• Nexis Uni 

Full text articles from many news sources and trade journals both UK and international. Archives sometimes stretching back to the mid 1980s.

This can also be used for legal information (statutes and cases).

Additional access instructions:

For use in the UK only


PressReader lets you access UK and international newspapers, plus a wide range of magazine content. Everything is full colour with archives varying in length depending on the publication.

Additional access instructions:

 

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For a full list of all our current newspaper resources and our newspaper archives, click here.

• Non-subject specific resources

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General resources that may be helpful for computering students and researchers.

• Audio Visual Resources

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Images and videos for use in presentations, assignments and dissertations.

Referencing

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Support for plagiarism and referencing

Your Subject Team

 Timothy Collinson

Faculty Librarian

email timothy.collinson@port.ac.uk

 Marie Smith

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email Marie.smith@port.ac.uk