COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY DATABASES
CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACTS:
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
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WHY SELECT THIS DATABASE?
The Computer Technology Databases cover a wide range of topics in computing,
electronics, aerospace, information technology and engineering, as well as information and
knowledge management for businesses and libraries.
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DATES COVERED
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Theoretical and applied technologies in the fields of civil,
mechanical, chemical, electrical, and optical
engineering; aerospace, computing,
telecommunications; information and knowledge
management.
International coverage
Comprises 6 databases: ANTE Abstracts in New
Technologies and Engineering, Computer and
Information Systems Abstracts, CSA High Technology
Research Database with Aerospace, Electronics and
Communications Abstracts, Information Technology
Case Studies, LISA: Library and Information Science
Over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings,
technical reports, trade journals, newsletter items,
patents, books and press releases. Serials Source Lists
can be accessed from the Help & Support link, under
Databases & Collections.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) hosted by CSA
ILLUMINA.
1981 – current CSA High Tech. Res. Data 1962 –
current
Monthly
Links to full-text articles and OLIS Library Catalogue.
Access via University network. From OxLIP
www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip select Physical &
Mathematical Sciences subject list. Remote access via
VPN or personal Athens password.
KEY SEARCH TIPS
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EXPORTING REFERENCES
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The 6 databases can be searched simultaneously or
individually.
Keyword searching:
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Use the Boolean Operators AND, OR and NOT to
combine keywords.
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Use wildcard * to truncate word or replace
multiple letters. Use ? to replace single letter.
Thesaurus searching for control vocabulary is available
for Computer & Information Systems Abstracts and LISA
only. Browse indexes for author names, author
affiliation, controlled vocabulary, serial titles, and
publishers. Search history records all searches.
Create e-mail alerts by registering on CSA web site.
Mark, E-mail, Print and Save records. Direct import to
RefWorks.
Help & Support on each search page provides context
sensitive help and tutorials. For further help, contact the
Physical Sciences Subject Librarian by e-mail:
Ljilja.Ristic@bodley.ox.ac.uk or consult staff in the
Radcliffe Science Library.
Compendex EI, INSPEC. See
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip
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