Research Guides: Informatics: Special Resources

Reference Works

* Indicates UCI Access Only

Dictionaries, encyclopedias... & other finding aids for Statistics

Note: LL = Langson Library, SL = Science Library, Ref = Reference

Atlas of Cyberspace
The Atlas of Cyberspace (2001), by Martin Dodge and Rob Kitchin, is the first comprehensive book to explore the spatial and visual nature of cyberspace and its infrastructure and just became available as an E-Book. Some data may be dated.
ASTM Science & Engineering Digital Library
ASTM is the major database for standards issued by the American Society for testing and materials. Includes full text current and historical standards, and all other publications issued by ASTM: e-books, symposia, journal articles.
Cyberhood.Net
Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global*
Index to the dissertations and theses submitted to the UMI Dissertations database. Contains fulltext to most dissertations from 1997 on and a growing collection of earlier content. If one needs earlier dissertations requests can be made on ILL.
Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies (FAITS)*
Virtual library of reports covering IT infrastructure, telecoms, data networking, wireless communications, security, enterprise systems, the Internet and Web, as well as technology vendors.
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FAITS also links to technology and business news resources such as TechWeb, NewsFactor, CBS MarketWatch and BBC.
Gale Directory Library
Directory Library includes Encyclopedia of Associations for U.S. and international nonprofit organizations.
Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction, 2d ed.
In order to read the full Open Access entries, select the pdf or html versions or options. Best to use Firefox as a browser.
International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies*
Internet Industry Almanac
This title provides early data (1998) about the Internet industry and is well compiled. LL HD9696.8.A2 J85 1998
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)*
Offers online access to the thirteen journals of SIAM.
The Handbook of Mentoring at Work
Call number: LL Ref, HF5385 .H26 2007
Yearbook of World Electronics Data
This series of data covers the hi-tech and electronics industries worldwide. Latest issue is in LL Reference and older volumes are in LL Bound Journals in the Basement - at HD 9696 A1 Y39
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Vol. 1 - Western Europe
Vol. 2 - Amercas, Japan & Asia Pacific
Vol. 3 - Emerging Countries and World Summary
Vol. 4 - Eastern Europe and World Summary
R&D Mag - Information Technology
This online news service has a strong IT component that covers: electronics, green technology, artificial intelligence, comsumer electronics, nanotechnology and other current high interest featured topics.
The Engineering ToolBox
Commercial website that provides access to resources, tools and basic information for engineering and design of technical applications. Searchable by category and although not comprehensive it will provide basic useful engineering information.

Special Resources

Citation Analysis Tools

Algorithms, Data Compression, Theory

Resources noted on Data Compression Course Guide Fall 2008