Gathering Information
through Library Research


**It is important to keep complete citation information of all sources. This information will be used when compiling your bibliography.

Books

can be found by searching the CTU online catalog using keywords related to your topic. Library staff members will be happy to help refine keywords to find more information. Once you find a record in the catalog that looks useful, note the title and call number so the book can be located on the library shelves.
· Other Libraries in Colorado and South Dakota may be searched for books not located in the CTU Libraries.
· Books24x7 is a collection of ebooks supporting Computer Science, IT, and eBusiness. more...
· Engineering eBooks (Referex) is a database of engineering ebooks. Hundreds of full text titles include collections in: Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Computing, Networking and Security, and much more.
· netLibrary is a collection of eBooks supporting many subject areas. more...
· Safari Tech Books Online accessed through CECybrary, is the premier electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals.
· interLibrary Loans are available for books and journal articles that can not be found locally.
Please allow one to two weeks for this process.

Periodicals

(journals, magazines or newspapers) are located in the library. Does your journal article need to be refereed ?

The Internet has a great deal of information, but how many times have you searched with overwhelming and/or irrelevant results? Time is a precious commodity and learning to search the Internet efficiently will free-up time needed to continue with your project.

Searching With Success! is an excellent tutorial written by librarians at Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Here is where you will learn to search the web efficiently and become aware of tools to help you find better results.

Confused about which search engine to use? Try this:
SearchEngineWatch.com

eJournals

are great sources for finding information that is not available in hard copy.
· Accounting & Tax with Standards merges journal content with relevant standards from the leading boards. more...
· CECybrary provides access to full-text articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, database products as well as electronic books. more...
· EBSCO, a multi-disciplinary database, supports every subject area with emphasis on business and academic studies. more...
· EBSCO Military and Government Collection, offers current news about all branches of the military and government
· EBSCO International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center, offers information on practically every facet of security and counter-terrorism... more...
· Economist Viewswire is a great source for information on more than 250 countries - especially their political and economic news.
· Emerald is a scholarly collection of over 150 full-text academic journals focusing on business/management, IT, engineering and library science. more...
· Global Road Warrior covers 175 countries and territories for cultural, travel and business information. more...
· IEEE Computer Society Digital Library provides online access to high-level, full-text journals, society magazines and transactions, and selected conference proceedings for computer science and related technologies. more...
· LexisNexis is a global provider of business solutions to professionals in many areas. more...
· ProQuest is an online search system of databases with citations, abstracts, and many full-text articles from over 1500 journals, magazines and newspapers. more...
· ProQuest Computing offers comprehensive coverage of computer topics to the expert in the field or to an undergraduate. more...
· ProQuest Telecommunications is essential for anyone researching the industry or its technology. more...
· Sage full-text collections are award-winning, research datases of the most popular peer-reviewed journals. more...
· Science Direct is the world's largest scientific and technical database. more...
· Thomson Micromedex is the premier clinical solutions provider helping to improve patient outcomes, enhance medication safety, and streamline disease... more...
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