ITE 115 / CSC 155 Research Guide

This online guide is developed for students in ITE 115 or CSC 155 classes. It provides a recommended list of resources geared towards completing possible assignment for ITE 115 or CSC 155.

Finding Books

Use the online catalog to locate books in the LFCC libraries.

Hints

Use the keyword search to search for books about your topic.
Check the campus location - items can be at Middletown or Fauquier.
You'll need the call number to locate items on the shelf.

Finding E-Books

The online catalog also contains NetLibrary E-Books.

Hints

To find e-books, use the keyword search and include the keyword netlibrary.
You can view the full-text of the e-books from any computer on either campus.
To use a NetLibrary book off-campus, first you must create a NetLibrary account while you are on campus.
More information is available here.

Finding Articles

Use these databases to find articles on your topic from academic journals.

Full-Text

These article databases include full-text articles, so you can read, print, or e-mail the article online.

Academic Search Complete
A one-stop source for journal and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete
Indexing and abstracts for more than 1,800 academic journals and full-text for more than 730.
ACM Journals
Full-text articles from the Association for Computing Machinery journals, magazines, proceedings, and other publications dealing with computer science.
Blackwell Synergy Journals
Full-text of hundreds of science, medical, and social science journals published by Blackwell.
Oxford University Press Journals
Full-text journals published by the Oxford University Press in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

Not Full-text

Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (CSA)
Index to articles in computer and information systems.

This database is not full-text, but the full-text article might be available in another database. If you find an article you would like to read, click the "Linc it" icon to search other databases for that full-text article.

List of Full-Text IT Journals & Magazines

A list of all available full-text online Information Technology journals is available here, but you can't search for articles by topic from this list.

Creating Works Cited List in APA Format

You may be creating a works cited list in APA format. These Web sites will help you with APA style.

Noodlebib - generates citations for you in APA and MLA format
Duke Libraries "Assembling a List of Works Cited In Your Paper"

Off-Campus Access to Online Resources

To use library databases off-campus, you can log into it with your VCCS username and password.

Click on a database link and you will be asked to enter your VCCS username and password. This is the same password you use for Blackboard or MyVCCS.

Only registered students can access library databases from off-campus.