Computing

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

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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.

Guidance on how to download a standard 

A database which provides details of tens of thousands of current, draft and withdrawn standards from the UK's national standards body, the British Standards Institution (BSI).
Use of the University of Portsmouth Library British Standards Online subscription is for educational purposes only.
Excessive downloading and printing of the material is prohibited. For more information on these restrictions please contact the library.

Additional access instructions:

Authentication required for off campus access.


• CiteSeerX 

CiteSeerX s is a digital library and search engine that focuses computer and information science literature. Not merely scholarly articles it includes resources such as algorithms, data, metadata, services, techniques, and software.


Search for and compare companies, industries, sectors, economies and cities across the world. Includes macroeconomic data, industry and company reports and analysis, business news, product launches and ads, and job analytics. 

Library Basics Video Guide (further support videos are available within the database)

GlobalData User Guide


A database of images and clips to assist in the production of 3D characters for cinematic sequences and next generation game characters. Also known as 3DSK.

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• IBISWorld 

Provides a comprehensive collection of industry reports on very specific sectors in the UK as well as further specialist reports. Also covers industries globally, in the US, China, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Just one, for example, might be the Cyber Security Software Development in the UK report, but search for other areas of interest.


Use this commercial site to check the validity of standards across different countries. Search the Library catalogue for the few IHS Standards we have purchased.


International Telecommunication Union's Radio Communication Sector recommendations are a set of international technical standards covering static and mobile communication technologies, the management and use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits, broadcasting systems and space communications and transmissions.


International Telecommunication Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) produce over 160 new and revised standards (ITU-T Recommendations), covering the information and communications infrastructure from core network functionality and broadband to next-generation services like IPTV. Most are freely downloadable


• TechXtra 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

TechXtra is a free service which can help you find articles, books, the best websites, the latest industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing.

 

• News

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Newspaper and magazine articles may be helpful although note that they are not considered 'scholarly resources'.

• 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