Library Resources and Services for Computer Science Students
Jenny HartComputer Science LibrarianJohn Crerar [email protected] 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