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Computer Science Graduate Students, Welcome! Assignment:
Find books and periodical articles  on computer architecture topics
parallel computers, risc

I am Marcia Henry a Reference and Instructional Services Librarian.

The Computer Science bibliographer, Doris Helfer orders the computer science books for our collection and has prepared for you the COMPUTER SCIENCE: A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY. Its URL is http://library.csun.edu/dhelfer/compsci.html. The information on this web page is based on a lecture to be given February 18, 2004
Finding call numbers/locations for books and periodicals in CSUN Library.
Use the Online Catalog to find call numbers for books and periodicals in CSUN Library
also use the CSUN List of Electronic Periodicals to find additional electronic journals CSUN has access to in electronic journal databases.
Sample record for a book in the Online catalog
Sample periodical record from the Library Catalog
Sample retrieval from the CSUN List of Electronic Periodicals
Be sure to view a full record and understand the importance of:
Subject Headings
Finding articles in periodicals
  1. Applied Science and Technology Abstracts, ArticleFirst and other First Search databases offer 
  2. INSPECand Science Citation Index on DIALOG databases. Requires making an appointment with a librarian.
Finding FULL TEXT articles connect to  http://library.csun.edu/fulltext.html  to find full databases such as:
  1. IEEE,
  2. Expanded Academic ASAP,
  3. Academic Search Elite,
  4. Science Direct
and more

Ordering articles we do NOT own

  1. ingenta Document Delivery for graduate students subsidize 24 articles per year. 24-48 hours fax
  2. Interlibrary Loan form on First Search databases. Find Text menus also offer link to ILL forms for identified NOT owned. Allow 2 weeks. Articles usually free and you pick up at the Library's ILL office.
  3. Interlibrary Loan offers their own online forms/also allow at least 2 weeks for delivery.
    1. Interlibrary Loan Periodical Article or Newspaper Request Form
    2. Interlibrary Loan Book Request Form

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Marcia Henry
Oviatt Library
California State University, Northridge
marcia.henry@csun.edu
18 Febrary 2004
http://library.csun.edu/mhenry/tipscs.html