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Articles

  • INSPEC is the best database for findlng published literature in Computer Science and Information Technology. It also covers Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics.
  • MathSciNet, produced by the American Mathematical Society, is the primary database for finding articles in the disciplines of mathematics and theoretical computer science.
  • The ACM Digital Library is the online repository of all journal articles and conference papers published by the ACM, the primary society for computer science research.
  • IEEE and IEE journals and conference proceedings; all current IEEE standards
  • The Computing Research Repository, part of arXiv.org, contains preprints, technical reports, and dissertations in all areas of computer science.
  • Although Google Scholar does not cover as much of the journal literature as INSPEC or MathSciNet, it is useful for finding preprints and other computer science documents that are available on the web but which have not been formally published.

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

  • A good place to start when you need to understand the basics of a new topic.

Manuals

  • Safari Tech Books is a collection of computer handbooks for programmers and users that includes popular titles covering web development and common applications.