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Computer Science
Core Computer Science Databases
- ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new windowFull text of every article ever published by the Association of Computing Machinery, plus references to computing science literature in the ACM Guide to Computing Literature.
- Engineering Village This link opens in a new windowEngineering Village features access to the Compendex and PaperChem databases.
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to all journals, transactions, and magazines published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers with coverage from 1988, with select content published since 1872; Includes IEEE conference proceedings and all current IEEE standards.
- arXiv Computer ScienceDownload full text papers and preprint articles in all areas of computer science.
Computer Manuals and Handbooks
- O'Reilly for Education This link opens in a new window
38,000 books and 30,000 hours of video with topics ranging from business strategy to information technology. Includes code snippets, certification preparation materials, practice exercises, training videos, and more.
Users can access this resource by creating an account with a WMU email address. You will be asked to enter your email address, then will receive a confirmation email with a link to complete your account registration. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive a confirmation email. Contact lib-serials@wmich.edu with questions.
Once you have created an account, please select either "Western Michigan University" or "Not Listed" from the drop-down menu and enter your email address.
Download the O'Reilly mobile app in iTunes or Google Play. - Skillport This link opens in a new window
Books 24x7 content has migrated to the Skillport platform. This new platform contains all the books and videos previously available to WMU users on the Books 24x7 platform. Skillport has new features, such as the ability to create a learning plan, set language preferences, and download chapters in Kindle, epub, or pdf format. There is also a free app available in the iTunes and Google Play stores.
- Knovel Engineering eReference Books This link opens in a new window
Knovel Engineering e-books provides access to hundreds of authoritative engineering reference books providing materials property data and industrial process information with interactive capabilities that include data searching and retrieval into Excel, interactive graphing, unit conversion and a widget that makes it easy to access and use these features from anywhere.
