Learning Resources: Computing & IT: Databases & Journals

Researching for Assignments

Journals cover a range of sources, including newspapers; magazines and scholarly journals. News and research around your subject area are usually published first in journals.

A journal can be useful:

to find up-to-date information
to find our what has been researched on your topic
to find information that points to other relevant research

Databases enable you to find journal articles and reports which have been written around your topic. Sometimes they will provide just a summary of the article or a link to the full online article itself.

Combining your search terms with 'AND' will narrow the time your search takes to produce fewer, more specific resources.

Combining your search terms with OR will broaden out your search to include related words and concepts, producing more results.

Alphabetical List of Electronic Resources

As well as the individual subject databases listed above, you may wish to access our full list of resources which cover other subject areas.

A-Z Database

Useful databases for Computing & IT

Applied Science & Technology Full Text This link opens in a new window
Core literature in the applied sciences, this database provides full-text professional and scholarly journals, specialized subject periodicals, directories and conference proceedings.
Includes indexing and abstracts for English-language scientific and technical publications dating back to 1983. It also includes full-text articles dating back to 1990 and page images with original illustrations, charts and photographs.

CORE This link opens in a new window
CORE is a not-for-profit service delivered by The Open University and Jisc. CORE’s mission is to aggregate all open access research outputs from repositories and journals worldwide and make them available to the public. In this way CORE facilitates free unrestricted access to 80M full-text research resources for all

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
A completely customizable general reference solution for learners and librarians. Its full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference. A selection of reference books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesaurus and books of quotations, plus a range of subject-specific titles.

Croner-i Health & Safety Expert - Registration Sign Up This link opens in a new window
Croner-i Health and Safety Expert provides a complete and comprehensive view of UK health and safety law and best practice.
Before you can access Croner-i Health and Safety Expert you need to register using your college email account.
Once registered use the following URL https://tinyurl.com/97vvpspd
Areas covered are - Accidents & First Aid, Building & Construction, Chemical Hazards, Environment, Fire, Food Safety, Legal & Management Responsibilities, Machinery & Work Equipment, Occupational Health & Wellbeing, Security & Emergency Planning, Workforce, Visitors & Contractors, Workplace Hazards & Health.

EBSCOhost database This link opens in a new window
EBSCOhost Databases contain a vast wealth of FULL TEXT and Abstract Journal articles. This link will take you to a single search box that will allow you to search through all our EBSCO subscribed databases in one go. There is also the option to limit your search to individual databases

IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Find articles and other information from the journals, proceedings and standards published by IEEE and by the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Full-text is from 1988 to present with some selected earlier content.

Useful Journals

Digital Producer Magazine
“Online magazine containing information on Digital Video, Animation, Effects, Imaging and Technology"
Ingenia - from the Royal Academy of Engineering
Ingenia is a stimulating and informative quarterly magazine that publishes articles across the whole range of engineering disciplines including IT. It is aimed at everyone with an interest in engineering, whether working in business and industry, government, academia or the financial community. Complex or technical engineering issues are made accessible, and will interest engineering enthusiasts of all ages.
The International Journal of Computer Science Issues (IJCSI)
The International Journal of Computer Science Issues (IJCSI) is a well-established and notable venue for publishing high quality research papers as recognised by various universities and international professional bodies. IJCSI is a refereed open access international journal for publishing scientific papers in all areas of computer science research.
International Journal of Design
is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to publishing research papers in all fields of design, including industrial design, visual communication design, interface design, animation and game design, architectural design, urban design, and other design related fields. It aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and findings from researchers across different cultures and encourages research on the impact of cultural factors on design theory and practice. It also seeks to promote the transfer of knowledge between professionals in academia and industry by emphasizing research in which results are of interest or applicable to design practices.
Spectrum from ieee
IEEE Spectrum is the flagship magazine and website of the IEEE, the world's largest professional organization devoted to engineering and the applied sciences
Wireframe
Wireframe is a monthly magazine that lifts the lid on video games. In every issue, we'll be looking at how games are made, who makes them, and even guide you through the process of making your own.

Understanding An Article Reference

A correctly formatted reference will tell you exactly where to find the full article:

DING, Y., JACOB, E. K., ZHIXIONG, Z., FOO, S., ERJIA, Y., GEORGE, N. L. and LIJIANG, G. (2009) Perspectives on social tagging, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 60 (12), 2388-2401.

This article was written by Y Ding & colleagues, and the article's title is "Perspectives on social tagging". It was published in 2009 in the journal called "Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology". It was published in volume 60, issue 12, and the article ran from page 2388 to 2401.

Computing & IT: Databases & Journals