Library Resources and Services for Computer Science Students

Jenny HartComputer Science LibrarianJohn Crerar Libraryhartj@uchicago.edu773-702-7569September 30, 2013

How to access resources the library provides: Books (especially electronic books) Articles and Journal titles (electronic access) Off campus access Other Services

What you will learn

All computer science materials are here.

Location: 5730 South Ellis Ave (behind the bookstore- look for the arch)

Opened 8am until 1am (most nights)

Key Contact Information http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/ Circulation Desk 702-8375

Crerar Library – Key Contacts

We own: Computer manuals: Programming languages and web

development tools. Many O’Reilly titles. Textbooks and other books on relevant computer science, math

and engineering topics

Much recent material is electronic

If we don’t have what you need, please contact me

Books: Electronic and Otherwise

Library Search Engine-Lens

lens.lib.uchicago.edu

Borrow Direct/UBorrow- Instead of Recall

Scan and Deliver: for print articles/book chapters you want electronically.

Borrow Direct/UBorrow/Scan and Deliver

Database Finder: library homepage ACM Digital Library

Indexes and provides links to all ACM journals and conference proceedings.

Inspec/CompendexIndexes journals, conference proceedings, reports, dissertations, books, and periodicals in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology. Coverage: 1969 to current.

Access to Articles

is the gateway to full text

Find It! links a citation in a database to the online full text the University Library has access to

Accessing Full Text

Use your CNetID to access electronic resources when off campus

Remote access

Go through the library website, then bookmark the site

ProxyIt: a bookmarklet you can drag and drop to your toolbar: http://answers.uchicago.edu/page.php?id=16101

The University’s Virtual Private Network (vpn): cvpn.uchicago.edu: use CNET ID and password

Off campus access solutions

Ask a Librarian

Questions orComments?

hartj@uchicago.edu 773-702-7569