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Finding resourcesArticlesFull text articles that can be viewed, saved and printed: ACM Digital Library- collection of ACM's publications, including ACM journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters and multimedia titles
ScienceDirect - Collection of full text articles in engineering, technology and science Indexes to articles with limited full text: Ei Compendex - comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research available, covering all engineering disciplines accessed through Engineering Village NewspapersLexis-Nexis News and Business - full text newspaper articles Electronic journals by titleUse the University eJournal Portal to search for electronic journals by title or ISSN; browse ejournals by title; browse ejournals by subject Print journalsYou can use the library catalogue to search for the titles of print journals held by the University The journal titles listed below are a selection from the collection displayed on the ground floor of Nelson Library:
Electronic booksSafari Tech Books Online - full text books Safari Books Online: Database Guide
Printed booksYou can use the library catalogue to search for specific titles or books by an author. You can also search by author, title or general keywords. There is a link to the library catalogue and more information about borrowing books and using other library services at Library You can look for books on the shelves in your subject area. Some useful shelf numbers for computing and computer science are listed below.
Video tutorialslynda.com is a library of video-based training courses focused on software topics and business skills training. These cover everything from commonly used software such as Microsoft Office to specialised applications in areas such as photography, web applications, audio and video, as well as more general topics such as collaboration, presentations and project management. The tutorials cover both Windows PCs and Apple software and are available for both beginners and more advanced users. Information about lynda.com at www.staffs.ac.uk/lynda and a link to lynda.com Useful websitesNCC (National Computing Centre)
StandardsWorld Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - international community developing web standards British Standards - sign up for feeds about new and amended standards BSI RSS feeds Box of Broadcasts (BoB)Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an off-air recording and media archive service available to staff and students. The service allows you to record TV and radio programmes scheduled to be broadcast over the next seven days and retrieve programmes from the previous seven days from a selected list of recorded channels. BoB stores recorded TV and Radio programmes in an archive indefinitely for all users to enjoy. The archive currently offers thousands of TV and radio programmes covering all genres and that number is set to rise as more further and higher education institutions join BoB. Get started with BoB tutorials http://bobnational.net/content.php?view=video and the BoB user guide External web sitesYou may find the following external websites useful BCS - Chartered Institute for IT News linksNews periodicals in the areas of technology, computer, and the internet Open access resourcesLearningSpace - free access to Open University course material Creative Commons - advice and information on finding and reusing creative works legally Referencing and bibliographiesRefZone - Helping you to Reference RefWorks
There are other tutorials to RefWorks 2.0 and RefWorks Classic under the Help menu within the RefWorks program. Download the RefWorks Workbook to help you get started, taking you from the Staffordshire University Library web pages to resources subscribed to by Staffordshire University such as ACM Digital Library, IEEExplore, ScienceDirect. Usernames and passwordsMost online resources use your University Username and Password to authorise access. On campus you will be recognised automatically when you logon to a PC. You should only be asked to login when you are off campus. To do this you will need the details of your student Username and Password: *Username = First part of your University email address i.e. 2 letters & 6 numbers Note: When using some online resources, you may be asked to enter the details of your University ATHENS account - this is the same username and password as your University logon details above. Please visit Accessing e-resources for further help Off-campus students and distance learnersThe library provides a range of services for off-campus users including: A Postal Loan service to students based in the UK, make requests through the library catalogue Subject help and adviceFor subject resource support, finding information, advice on using the online resources, reference styles and queries regarding the Library and IT services, please contact your Subject Librarian or the Library Help Desk:
There are links to resources, information about using the library and an A-Z of Library services and facilities to help you make the most of the University libraries and IT services
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