Library -- Computing Web Resources

Westfield State College Ely Library

Academic Info- Computer Science

http://www.academicinfo.net/compsci.html

A Directory of Internet Resources. Table of Contents includes:Meta-Indexes and General Directories, The Reference Shelf, Programming Languages, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Ethics, Technical Reports, and Computer Science Literature. Also, Other Sites of Interest, and Related Academic Info Pages: Mathematics, Philosophy - Philosophy of the Mind, and Physics.

CNET.com

http://www.cnet.com

CNET contains extensive reviews of new hardware and software products, free software downloads, Consumer Electronics information and pricing, plus information on Enterprise Business, Web Services, Tech News, Finance & Investing, Tech Auctions, Web Building, Help & How-Tos, and a Gamecenter

Citeseer.IST - Scientific Literature Digital Librar y

http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/
Provides CiteSeer, a searchable database of more than 550,000 research papers from the various computer science fields. The papers are fully indexed and terms are searchable either in the body of the document or only on the citations.

Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies

http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/index.html

This is a collection of 1200 bibliographies covering most aspects of computer science. Updated monthly, the collection contains about 890,000 references to journal articles, conference papers and technical reports and consists of 570 MBytes of BibTeX entries. More than 9000 references contain cross references to citing or cited publications. More than 50,000 references contain URLs to an online version of the paper. There are more than 2000 links to other sites carrying bibliographic information.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Bibliography

http://www.hcibib.org/

Includes more than 19,600 books and reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and online publications. Each citation has complete bibliographic information, abstract, and Web link to the full text version, if available.

Directory of Computing Science Journals

http://fas.sfu.ca/1/projects/ElectronicLibrary/Collections/CMPT/cs-journals/

521 journals, with 414 publisher's title pages, 226 tables of contents, 65 abstracts directories, 111 home pages, 159 bibliographies, 16 full-text archives and on-line journals, and other information.

Artificial Intelligence

AI on the Web

http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~russell/ai.html

Links to 854 sites around the web with information on Artificial Intelligence. Some of the links will pop up
additional information when you move the mouse over them. Links in Bold* followed by a star are especially useful and
interesting sites.

Cyberculture

Atlas of Cyberspace

http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/casa/martin/atlas/atlas.html

Maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide Web and other emerging Cyberspaces.

Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies

http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/

Contains a collection of scholarly resources, including internet interviews, university-level courses in cyberculture, events and conferences, an extensive annotated bibliography, and a monthly book review.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Free Online Dictionary of Computing

http://nightflight.com/foldoc

Over 11,000 definitions on computing, computers, and related disciplines.

What Is.com

http://whatis.techtarget.com/whome/0,,sid9,00.html

Searchable and browseable Information Technology encyclopedia with definitions for thousands of the most current IT-related words.

TechEncyclopedia

http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/

Provides defintions for more than 20,000 Information Technology terms. Entries range from brief to substantive background articles.

Web Tools

Digital Toolbox

http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/toolbox/

Contains tutorials for Microsoft Front Page and PowerPoint plus links to tutorials for learning HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Micromedia's Flash and Shockwave. Includes a section on how to add multimedia to a web site

Web Tools Downloading Site

http://download.com.com/2001-20-0.html?legacy=cnet

Free downloads of numerous web tools including Netscape, Internet Explorer, hot Java, and other browsers plus popular plug-ins such as Shockwave, Acrobat, etc.

Geektools

http://whois.geektools.com

This site provides tools to obtain information about the internet and sites. Tools that can be used include: UltraDNS, Whois, Traceroute, Calculators, Software, Spam Tools, Geek Hotels, Domain Registration, and Copyright.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

http://www.microsoft.com/ie

IE 6.0 Home Page; Dowload IE 6.0 for free.

User Group Support http://support.microsoft.com/support/news

Netscape Navigator/Communicator
http://home.netscape.com
Netscape home page; download Communicator for free.
User Group Support http://help.netscape.com/nuggies

Programming Languages

Computing Languages List

http://www.hypernews.org/HyperNews/get/computing/lang-list.html

Alist of specific Computing Languages. The languages listed here either have usenet groups, FAQs (from the List of Usenet FAQs at Ohio State), or WWW home pages.

Visual Basic Web Directory

http://www.vb-web-directory.com/

Up-to-date source for information about the language, Visual Basic.

Tutorials & Help Sites

Finding Information on the Internet: A TUTORIAL

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

These tutorials presents the substance of the Internet Worshops offered year-round by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley. Excellent for beginner to advanced searchers. Good sections on using specific search engines.

Help-Site Computer Manuals

http://help-site.com/

Help-Site currently links to 835 documents and 126 sites providing FAQs, tutorials, and manuals from official and unofficial support sites.

Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy (DORIL)

http://bulldogs.tlu.edu/mdibble/doril/
intended to provide librarians and other educators with a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to a wide variety of informational resources available on the World Wide Web that relate to the concept of information literacy. Contains links to information literacy web tutorials at various universities.

Free Training with Freeskills.com

http://www.freeskills.com

Offers more than 200 full online training courses for beginners and experts covering topics such as: Microsoft, UNIX, Lotus, Novell, Macintosh, Corel, Databases, Programming, Graphics, Desktop Publishing, Contact Management, Accountancy, the Desktop, the Internet, and Softskills (time management, stress counseling, and personal development).

TechTutorials
http://www.techtutorials.net/
Provides a searchable directory of more than 1,300 free information technology tutorials and other resources abailable on the Web. Includes white papers, tips and tricks, and a FAQ.

Viruses

Rob Rosenberger's Computer Virus Myths

http://www.vmyths.com/

Learn about the myths, the hoaxes, the urban legends, and the implications if you believe in them. You can also see a list of virus hoaxes from A to Z.

Symantec AntiVirus Research Center: Virus Encyclopedia

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html

Good information on computer viruses and hoaxes plus SARC Newsletters, virus-related white papers, and instructions on how to submit virus samples to SARC.

ICSA Virus Lab's Alerts & Hoaxes

http://www.icsalabs.com/

The ICSA virus lab serves many functions. They certify antivirus products and are also a source of reliable, independent information on real viruses and hoaxes.

Statistics

Computer Almanac - Interesting and Useful Numbers about Computers

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/bam/www/numbers.html

A collection of statistics(with references) covering computers and their use. Includes statistics on Internet use, injuries, crine, market share of operating systems, companies, and more. Maintained by Brad A. Myers.

Miscellaneous

D-Lib Magazine: The Magazine of Digital Library Research

http://www.dlib.org

D-Lib Magazine is a monthly magazine about digital libraries for researchers, developers, and the intellectually curious. New issues are published on the 15th of each month.

Every File Format in the World

http://whatis.techtarget.com/fileFormatA/0,289933,sid9,00.html

This is a list of file name extensions or suffixes that indicate the format or usage of a file and a brief description of that format.

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Last Updated 8-14-07