Karl Mundt Library: CSC 321: Find Resources

Find overviews and definitions

The research databases below include encyclopedias for overviews and dictionaries for definitions, and can be used to get overviews of topics. Encyclopedic sources are good starting points for topics about which you know very little. Their articles provide a "big picture" of the topic, including key issues, questions, people, etc. With that knowledge, you can move on to narrow your topic and to better understand how narrow topics covered by journal articles fit into the big picture.

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Search this large collection of specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and related sources to find overviews and brief explanations of topics from a wide range of subjects.

Find books and videos

The research database described here is designed to find items in libraries such as: books, edited volumes with chapters by various authors, handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, videos, etc.

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The library catalog is an index or database of items that the Mundt Library owns or to which the Mundt Library subscribes. Use this database to find books, e-ebooks, videos, CDs and DVDs, and print magazines and journals. If you are accessing the library catalog from off-campus, log in with DSU Network Username and password.

Find Journal articles

Use the research databases below to locate articles published in magazines and journals. Articles in research databases for undergraduates typically range from popular magazine articles to very scholarly journal articles in order to address undergraduates' differing assignments. Each database below covers all subjects in a single database.

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The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) provides full-text articles in this database about computing. It includes: ACM journals and magazines, ACM proceedings by subject, ACM proceedings by sponsor, ACM proceedings by series, journals and magazines by affiliated publishers, and resources from affiliated organizations.
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Search citations/abstracts and get fulltext of materials that are part of the library's subscription to the IEEE IEL research database -- which includes publications of IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) and IET (Institution of Engineering & Technology).
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The O’Reilly for Higher Education digital platform includes more than 38,000 book titles and more than 30,000 hours of video. Topics range from programming to IT networking to project management to graphic design to business strategy. The content includes code snippets, certification preparation materials, practice exercises, training videos, and much more. Users can search thousands of books simultaneously online, saving time and quickly finding the information they need.
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For research in business and management (including accounting & auditing, economics, computer systems and information science, engineering management, finance and financial management, health care, law and taxation, management science, marketing advertising and sales management, personnel, banking, etc.). Provides scholarly and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news.
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Find scholarly journal articles using Google Scholar. If the link to the item does not provide the full article, return to the results list and see if there is a link off to the right side of the item. Links in that location typically lead to a copy of the full article.

Find Training Videos

This database provides a range of video tutorials across all levels of experience.

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LinkedIn Learning provides high quality software training videos. Training courses include video tutorials on such subjects as Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Office, digital photography, Web design, digital video, and many others.

If you are a new user to LinkedIn Learning, click this link and create your LinkedIn Learning account. You have the ability to connect your DSU provided LinkedIn Learning account with your personal LinkedIn Professional Profile - this will allow you to show the courses, certificates, and skills completed on LinkedIn Learning.

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