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Cameron Riopelle
Director of Research Data & Open Scholarship
Email: criopelle@miami.edu
Call: 305.284.3257
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Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Computer Science Research Guide! This guide is designed to help you begin your research journey by connecting you with key resources available through the University of Miami Libraries and beyond. Use the tabs to explore specific topics, tools, and strategies that will support your academic and professional work in computer science. Throughout the guide, you’ll find sections labeled “Diverse Voices,” which highlight the contributions of individuals from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and provide resources that address the ongoing challenges of diversity and inclusion in the field.
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uSearch allows you to discover materials from all University of Miami Libraries.
Need help with uSearch?
The uSearch Guide will help you with searching.
Not finding what you want in uSearch?
Through an interlibrary loan you can borrow items outside of UM.
Is the library open?
Different library hours are posted on this page.
Off Campus?
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) will let you connect to resources while away.
Are you an undergraduate?
Undergraduate Essentials includes recommended resources at the library for undergraduates, many of which are online.
Are you a graduate?
Graduate Essentials has recommended resources at the library for graduate students, many of which are online.
Are you faculty?
Faculty Essentials includes recommended resources at the library for faculty, many of which are online.
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Diverse Voices
Different Article Types
Peer-reviewed: Procedure where scholarly work is evaluated by experts of the same discipline against a set of criteria to ensure that it meets certain standards necessary for publication.
Preprint: A version of a scientific manuscript posted on a public server prior to peer review.
Scholarly: Written by academics and other experts and contributes to knowledge in a particular subject by sharing new research findings, theories, analyses, insights, news, or summaries of current knowledge.
Databases
SCOPUS
Covering the life, physical, health, and social sciences, Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of research literature and web sources.
Web of Science
A multi-disciplinary database that provides integrated access to over 8,000 key research journals indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
ScienceDirect
Science Direct is a full text database offering journals and books from the leading scholarly publisher Elsevier. It has particular strengths in medicine and mathmatics, but its nine million articles cover a wide range of scientific topics.
ACM Digital Library
Full-text access to a variety of journals and conference proceedings published by the Association for Computing Machinery.
Note: The Richter Library subscription does not include full text access to the ACM Proceeding and SIG newsletter articles.
ArXiv: Computing Research Repository (CoRR)
Established in 1998 through a partnership of the Association for Computing Machinery, the Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library, and arXiv.
Google Scholar @ UM
Search Google Scholar with direct links to University of Miami Library Resources.
Library Catalog
Resource not in the UM Catalog?
Diverse Voices
List of databases to search for articles or authors.
500 Queer Scientists
A visibility campaign for LGBTQ+ people and their allies working in STEM and STEM-supporting jobs — a group that collectively represents a powerful force of scientific progress and discovery. 1,926 stories and counting....
Cite Black Authors
Database that seeks to enhance recognition and citation of black academic voices.
Diverse Sources
Search this database of experts to include more underrepresented voices and perspectives in your science, health and environment work on deadline.
Gage
A resource for journalists, educators, policy makers and others seeking the expertise of women and gender diverse STEMM professionals.
References
Bullock, A., Jennings, C., & Timbrell, N. (2019). Peer review. In A dictionary of publishing. Oxford University Press.
Libraries, U. of T. (2015, November 5). What counts as a scholarly source? https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/faq/what-counts-scholarly-source
Preprints. (n.d.). PLOS. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from https://plos.org/open-science/preprints/
Libraries, U. of T. (2015, November 5). What counts as a scholarly source? https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/faq/what-counts-scholarly-source
Preprints. (n.d.). PLOS. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from https://plos.org/open-science/preprints/
eBooks
Provides access to a growing collection of academic titles across many disciplines. Users will be prompted to authenticate both on campus and off campus. Books may be viewed online using the EBook Central reader. Many titles are also available to download for reading offline. Windows and Mac users will use Adobe Digital Editions to view the downloaded titles (freely available at http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/#download). iPad users will use the Bluefire Reader app to view the downloaded titles.
Research Methods (Sage)
Online collection of ebooks focusing on research methods across many disciplines.
Wiley Online Library
A multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. It delivers seamless integrated access to Wiley journals, books, and reference works.
eReferences
AccessScience
Articles and research reviews covering all major scientific disciplines and encompassing the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, plus definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms.
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online contains about 100 general and subject dictionaries, and language reference works published by Oxford University Press. The collection is fully indexed and cross-searchable.
The collection includes quotations, proverbs, place-names and other general reference works. Among the English language reference works are thesauri and a wide variety of dictionaries (e.g. grammar, abbreviations, idioms, eponyms, euphemisms). Foreign language dictionaries include German, Italian,and Spanish. Specialized subject dictionaries are available in a wide range of disciplines.
Synthesis
An information service for the research, development and educational communities in engineering and computer science.
Library Catalog
Resource not in the UM Catalog?
Diverse Voices
- Advancing educational outcomes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at historically Black colleges and universities
- Building gender equity in the academy : institutional strategies for change
- Diversifying STEM : Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Race and Gender
- Diversity and Equity in Science Education : Research, Policy, and Practice
- Success Strategies from Women in STEM: A Portable Mentor
- Women of Color in STEM: Navigating the Workforce
What is a dissertation or thesis?
Dissertation: A lengthy, formal written treatise or thesis, especially an account of scholarly investigation or original research on a specialized topic, submitted to a university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Ph.D. degree (for most United States universities).
Thesis: A proposition advanced and defended in a formal disputation, especially by a candidate in partial fulfillment of university requirements for a master's degree (for most United States universities).
Thesis: A proposition advanced and defended in a formal disputation, especially by a candidate in partial fulfillment of university requirements for a master's degree (for most United States universities).
Dissertations/Thesis
Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)
The world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. Includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Contains full-text theses and dissertations from colleges and universities around the world. The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations.
Center for Research Libraries: Foreign Doctoral Dissertations
An international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries that supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences by preserving and making available primary source materials from all world regions.
PhdData
Holds a database of doctoral dissertations in progress around the world.
Library Catalog
Resource not in the UM Catalog?
UM Scholarly Repository
Selected research and scholarly works prepared by UM faculty, students, and staff.
References
Reitz, J. (2013, January 10). About ODLIS. In ODLIS About. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about
Podcasts
- Spark with Nora Young
Spark on CBC Radio One Nora Young helps you navigate your digital life by connecting you to fresh ideas in surprising ways. - Today in Tech
Hosts Ken Mingis and Michael Simon talk with guests about the latest tech trends and news. - TWiT.tv podcast
TWiT.tv podcasts keep you up-to-date with all that's happening in the world of technology.
Videos
- Academic Video Online
AVON is a streaming video platform providing more than 79,000 titles spanning a wide range of subject areas, including anthropology, business, history, music, and more. The platform allows users to to organize and bookmark clips, create and share playlists, personalize folders, and manage their entire collection. - TEDx
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Computers.
X
- @Computerworld
Computerworld focuses on empowering enterprise users and their managers, helping them create business advantage by skillfully exploiting today's abundantly powerful web, mobile, and desktop applications. - @SciRobotics
Official Twitter account of the journal Science Robotics.
Diverse Voices
@BlackWomenSTEM
An online community for self-identified Black women in STEM.
@LGBTSTEM
Improving LGBTQ+ visibility in STEM.
@VanguardSTEM
Encouraging conversations between emerging & established women of color in STEM.
Related Guide: Data Management and DMPs
Data
Figshare is a third-party, privately run repository that hosts over 8 million open research outputs, ranging from papers to general FAIR research data and non-traditional research outputs.
Harvard Dataverse Project: Computer and Information Science
An open source web application to share, preserve, cite, explore, and analyze research data.
Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3Data.org): Computer Science, Electrical and System Engineering
A comprehensive registry of research data repositories that is global and covers all research disciplines. You can use re3data to find repositories where you can discover and deposit datasets that support research such as experimental and simulation data; images, sound, and video; surveys and observations; physical samples; laboratory and clinical trial data; software source code; genomic and geospatial data; and more.
Zenodo is an "catch-all" open repository developed under the European OpenAIRE program and operated by CERN.
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Cameron Riopelle
Director of Research Data & Open Scholarship
Email: criopelle@miami.edu
Call: 305.284.3257
Definitions
Conference Paper: An original paper at a formal gathering of peers which may be subsequently published in its proceedings.
Conference Proceeding: The published record of a conference, congress, symposium, or other meeting sponsored by a society or association.
Gray/Grey Literature: Documentary material in print and electronic formats, such as reports, preprints, internal documents, memoranda, newsletters, market surveys, theses, dissertations, conference proceedings, technical specifications, standards, or trade literature.
Conference Proceedings
ACM Digital Library
Full-text access to a variety of journals and conference proceedings published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Note: The Richter Library subscription does not include full text access to the ACM Proceeding and SIG newsletter articles.
American Institute of Physics Publications (AIP Publishing)
Leading journals and conference proceedings from AIP Publishing and AIP Member Societies.
IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Full-text access to journals, conference proceedings and active standards published by IEEE and IET
SPIE Digital Library
SPIE Digital Library includes resource on optics and photonics, providing access to more than 260,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new research papers are added annually.
References
Reitz, J. (2013, January 10). About ODLIS. In ODLIS About. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from http://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about
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