Reference Librarian
aubrey.geyer@ubc.ca
(604) 827 - 0578
Woodward Library
University of British Columbia
2198 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
Getting Started
This guide lists selected resources available to you through the UBC Library and on the Web.
Core Databases
If you have a specific article you're searching for, Summon is a good place to start. Summon lets you simultaneously search the Library's book collection and many full text journal articles. See the sidebar for tips on searching Summon.
If you're searching for articles on a topic, you'll probably want to search a database which is more focused on computer science than Summon. Here are some starting points for finding computer science journal articles or conference proceedings. Look for the UBC eLink icons to check for full text articles.
- ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new windowTechnology-related journals, magazines, newsletters and conference proceedings. Use for: Technology topics such as e-commerce, supply chain management, human computer interfaces, RFID, etc.
- Compendex Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Premier engineering database, covering the core literature of the engineering field, including related specialties and technologies.
- Elsevier ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowFull text electronic journals covering the physical sciences, applied sciences, life sciences, social sciences, business & economics. Also includes reference works, book series, and handbooks.
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new windowThe IEL database provides fulltext access to more than 140 technical journals, over 1000 standards, and approximately 900 annual conference proceedings published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowSearch citations and abstracts for journal articles, conference proceedings, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Can also be used for cited reference searches, citation analysis of research and searching by affiliation.
- SIAM This link opens in a new windowSIAM is devoted to fostering interactions between mathematics and other scientific and technological communities through membership activities, publication of journals and books, and conferences.
- SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new windowProvides access to research on all topics of optics and photonics research published in SPIE journals and conference proceedings.
- Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary database of journal articles and conference proceedings, used for citation analysis of research. Includes access to EndNote Basic, a web-based version of EndNote.
