CMST 250 - Hardware and Network Fundamentals - Salina Campus

This is a Research Guide for students enrolled in CMST 250 through K-state Salina.

Library Research Guide

Theses and Dissertations

Interested in what other students have written about? ProQuest Dissertations and K-Rex research repository can help you find dissertations from PhD candidates on a wide variety of topics within computer science. These papers can be a great source of inspiration.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global
Publication Dates Covered: 1861 - present; full text varies by school Paid for by K-State Libraries
Includes full text for many dissertations written after 1996, including some master’s theses. Copies of dissertations not available in full text in this database may be requested via interlibrary loan and/or purchased as microfilm or as unbound copies from UMI. You can limit the search to K-State dissertations only.
Dissertations – K-State Research Exchange (K-REx)
Publication Dates Covered: 2004 - present Free Resource
Full text of theses, dissertations, and reports submitted by K-State graduate students. Papers are typically available by the end of the semester in which the student graduated. Full coverage begins in Fall 2006 for doctoral dissertations and Fall 2007 for masters papers. Limited availability before 2006.

Computer Science and Engineering Databases

Here are three excellent resources for peer-reviewed articles on computer science and trends in the discipline The Association for Computing Machines (ACM) journals are the best followed very closely by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) publications. SpringerLink is also a great resource for computer science with hundreds of peer-reviewed journals available.

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Digital Library
Paid for by K-State Libraries
The full-text collection of all ACM publications including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters, and books. A collection of curated and hosted full-text publications from select publishers is also available as well as the ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a comprehensive bibliographic database focused exclusively on the field of computing.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Xplore
Publication Dates Covered: varies, generally 1988 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
IEEE Xplore provides access to technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics published through the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) societies. This resource contains full-text documents from IEEE and IEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, e-books, conference proceedings, and technical standards.
SpringerLink
Paid for by K-State Libraries
SpringerLink is a full-text database of journals, books, protocols, and eReferences published by Springer. K-State subscribes to the Computing and Biomedical and Life Sciences portions of the database. In addition to the newest information in these two sections, K-State has access to the historical archives of all the sections of the database. A wide range of subjects, ranging from sciences to the humanities, are covered.

Ebooks

Looking for an e-book? We have you covered with IEEE eBooks library and Knovel.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)-Wiley eBooks Library
Publication Dates Covered: 2000 - present; selected 1974 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
Available through IEEE Xplore, access full-text content pertaining to cutting-edge technologies in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. The collection of over 700 titles includes handbooks, introductory and advanced texts, reference books, and professional books.
Knovel
Paid for by K-State Libraries
Contains over 2000 digital versions of books in scientific and engineering fields. Browse by subject or title, or search across part or all of the collection by keyword.

Theses and Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global
Publication Dates Covered: 1861 - present; full text varies by school Paid for by K-State Libraries
Includes full text for many dissertations written after 1996, including some master’s theses. Copies of dissertations not available in full text in this database may be requested via interlibrary loan and/or purchased as microfilm or as unbound copies from UMI. You can limit the search to K-State dissertations only.
Dissertations – K-State Research Exchange (K-REx)
Publication Dates Covered: 2004 - present Free Resource
Full text of theses, dissertations, and reports submitted by K-State graduate students. Papers are typically available by the end of the semester in which the student graduated. Full coverage begins in Fall 2006 for doctoral dissertations and Fall 2007 for masters papers. Limited availability before 2006.