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Comparison of key databases indexing literature
in computer science
| Database |
Years |
Materials indexed |
Full-text ? |
Special features |
CiteSeer
|
1990- |
journals, reports |
Yes |
Covers computer science, information technology. Offers Citation
Indexing; automatic notification; full-text searching |
DOE Energy at LANL•
|
1974-2001 |
journals, books, conferences, reports |
Yes for some |
Covers government-sponsored science and technology research ;
offers alerts. (For earlier years,
1948-76, see Nuclear science
abstracts at LANL•) |
| FlashPoint• |
|
all types |
Yes for some |
Searches across 14 databases including the library catalog, covering
all subjects |
| NCSTRL: Networked Computer
Science Technical Reference Library |
1994- |
reports |
Yes |
Covers computer science |
| Safari Tech Books Online |
|
books |
Yes |
Searchable full-text of over 1000 books; available with subscription
through LANL ESD |
SearchPlus•
|
1969- |
journals, conferences, some books and reports |
Yes for some
|
Searches 6 databases simultaneously, including Engineering index, Inspec, ISI Proceedings
and SciSearch; offers cited reference searching and alerts |
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