Library Research Guides: MS in Information Systems Library Orientation Guide (2020): Core Resources

Select IT Databases

The Libraries subscribe to databases that contain academic journals, professional publications, news, data and statistics and government information. Access these sources from both on- and off-campus by clicking on a link from this guide or Library webpage.

The Informatics and Computing subject page has a curated list of information technology resources.

ACM Digital Library
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Access to the full-text collection of all ACM publications, including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters, and books. Includes access to the ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a bibliographic database to computing literature worldwide.

Registered users (click "register" at the top of the page) can create personal binders or sign up for email notifications of table-of-contents for specific ACM titles.
Skillport 8i
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Access to thousands of books and instructional videos from certified industry experts and business thought leaders.

Covers business skills, networking, programming languages, desktop and office applications, the Web, computer hardware and software, databases and other information technology topics.
Emerald eJournal Premier Collection
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Electronic access to more than 290 journals and 2,000 books published by Emerald (formerly MCB University Press.)
IEEE Xplore Digital Library
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Full-text access to periodicals and proceedings from the IEEE Computer Society.
Scopus
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A citation database of peer-reviewed academic journal articles.
Springer Ebooks Collection
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Digital library containing access to over 36,000 online books, protocols, published after 2005 delivered by chapter pdfs.
SpringerLINK
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Full-text access to Springer's journal titles as well as journals from other publishers

General Library Resources

• IUB Libraries Website

Use the "Research" tab to find databases by subject/discipline. The Business subject page has a curated list of business databases, or consult the A-Z Database link for a list of all the Indiana University Bloomington subscription databases. These resources must be accessed through the Libraries website or portals like this guide.

IUCAT Online Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
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Search for books on your topic owned by the IUB Libraries. Use the Finding Books guide for tips on how to search and use this resource.
OneSearch@IU
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Search across thousands of publications (many will not be retrieved in a Google search!) for background information. Use the Database Search Tips for how to effectively search this resource.

• Business/SPEA Citation Guide

Examples of how to cite business information in both MLA and APA citation formats.

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