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 ==== General Information ==== ==== General Information ====
  
-  * [[http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/usered/grad/researchskills/flow_of_info.html|Scientific publication cycle]]+  * [[http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/usered/grad/researchskills/flow_of_info.html|Scientific publication cycle]].
   * Kinds of documents:   * Kinds of documents:
-     * **patents**: government granted license to an invention +     * **patents**: government granted license to an invention; 
-     * **standards**: agreed upon methodology: e.g. 802.11 +     * **standards**: agreed upon methodology: e.g. 802.11; 
-     * **journals**: research results presented in a periodical/magazine +     * **journals**: research results presented in a periodical/magazine; 
-     * **conference proceedings**: research results presented at a meeting (most conferences in CS are peer-reviewed) +     * **conference proceedings**: research results presented at a meeting (most conferences in CS are peer-reviewed); 
-     * **technical report**: description of a solution to a specific problem+     * **technical report**: description of a solution to a specific problem;
      * **books**      * **books**
-        * reference: encyclopedias, tables, data collections, properties +        * reference: encyclopedias, tables, data collections, properties; 
-        * manuals: lab methods, programming languages, operating systems +        * manuals: lab methods, programming languages, operating systems; 
-        * monographs: general topics +        * monographs: general topics; 
-     * **technical specifications**: how a device or component works, e.g. circuit diagrams +     * **technical specifications**: how a device or component works, e.g. circuit diagrams; 
-     * **code library**: database of source code listings or linkable subroutines +     * **code library**: database of source code listings or linkable subroutines; 
-  * Peer review: researchers validating each others work before publication +  * Peer review: researchers validating each others work before publication; 
-  * York's [[http://www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/?g11n.enc=UTF-8|Academic Integrity Tutorial]] web site +  * York's [[http://www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/?g11n.enc=UTF-8|Academic Integrity Tutorial]] web site; 
-  * //If you are not sure how to get started on your project, come to the Steacie library//+  * //If you are not sure how to get started on your project, come to the Steacie library.//
  
  
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     * by keyword: concurrent and programming and java     * by keyword: concurrent and programming and java
  
-  * [[http://books.google.com|Google Books Search]] -- search inside the books+  * [[http://books.google.com|Google Books Search]] -- search inside the books.
  
  
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 === Article Citation Databases === === Article Citation Databases ===
  
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=59857|INSPEC]] - best source for citations in all computing fields, best for comprehensive searches +  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=59857|INSPEC]] - best source for citations in all computing fields, best for comprehensive searches. 
-    * concurrent and aerospace and programming +  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=437|Web of Science]] - very good coverage of all major computing journals, good for citation searches. 
-    * concurrent and locking and java +  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=1194128|Scopus]] - both references and citations. 
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=437|Web of Science]] - very good coverage of all major computing journals, good for citation searches +  * [[http://portal.acm.org/guide.cfm?coll=portal&dl=GUIDE&CFID=15590639&CFTOKEN=82226420|ACM Guide to Computing Literature]] - another one focusing on computing.
-    * concurrent and locking and java +
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=1194128|Scopus]] - both references and citations +
-  * [[http://portal.acm.org/guide.cfm?coll=portal&dl=GUIDE&CFID=15590639&CFTOKEN=82226420|ACM Guide to Computing Literature]] - another one focusing on computing+
   * **Very important:** look in full text article databases for conference proceedings:   * **Very important:** look in full text article databases for conference proceedings:
-    * IEEE, ACM or Lecture Notes in Computer Science: look in DBs below +    * IEEE, ACM or Lecture Notes in Computer Science: look in DBs below. 
-    * SPIE: keyword search in catalogue: SPIE and proceeding # +    * SPIE: keyword search in catalogue: SPIE and proceeding number. 
-    * Other: keyword search with part of title +    * Other: keyword search with part of title. 
-    * Last resort: 50-75% of conference papers usually on author's home pages+    * Last resort: 50-75% of conference papers usually on author's home pages  (note, however, that this may not be the final version of the paper).
  
 === Full Text Article Databases === === Full Text Article Databases ===
  
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=19|ACM Digital Library]] - best resource: all ACM journals & proceedings +  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=19|ACM Digital Library]] - best resource: all ACM journals & proceedings.. 
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=435|IEEE Xplore]] - all IEEE journals & proceedings, more engineering than CS +  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=435|IEEE Xplore]] - all IEEE journals & proceedings, more engineering than CS. 
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=51140|Lecture Notes in Computer Science]] - source of articles from various conference proceedings, find citations from Web of Science+  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=51140|Lecture Notes in Computer Science]] - source of articles from various conference proceedings, find citations from Web of Science.
  
 === Online Computer Books === === Online Computer Books ===
  
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=59380|Safari]] - over 200 online computer/technical books on a wide range of subjects +  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=59380|Safari]] - over 200 online computer/technical books on a wide range of subjects. 
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=1172517|Books24x7]] - 1000s of searchable full text books in computing and engineering +  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=1172517|Books24x7]] - 1000s of searchable full text books in computing and engineering. 
-  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=983537|Synthesis]] - amazing collection of CS & Engineering ebooks, more advanced topics+  * [[http://www.library.yorku.ca/eresolver/?id=983537|Synthesis]] - amazing collection of CS & Engineering ebooks, more advanced topics.
  
  
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     * strategy: find good portal sites     * strategy: find good portal sites
     * strategy: make sure you know exactly who produced the content     * strategy: make sure you know exactly who produced the content
-  * [[http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/|DBLP]] - good CS index of free web & many conferences & journals +  * [[http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/|DBLP]] - good CS index of free web & many conferences & journals. 
-  * [[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu|Citeseer]] - indexes the free web but a bit out of date +  * [[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu|Citeseer]] - indexes the free web but a bit out of date. 
-  * [[http://arxiv.org/corr/home|Computing Research Repository]] (CoRR) - eprints and other online papers+  * [[http://arxiv.org/corr/home|Computing Research Repository]] (CoRR) - eprints and other online papers.
   * [[http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/index.html|Collection of Computer Science bibliographies]]   * [[http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/index.html|Collection of Computer Science bibliographies]]
-  * [[http://scholar.google.com|Google Scholar]] -- good tool, but a bit unreliable while in Beta release. Generally quite good for CS, especially to find conference papers not in any of the databases we subscribe to. +  * [[http://scholar.google.com|Google Scholar]] -- good tool, but a bit unreliable while in Beta release. Generally quite good for CS, especially to find conference papers not in any of the databases to which we subscribe.
-  * and others+
  
 [[http://www.yorku.ca/yul/cse/?p=32|Blog post]] version of this page. [[http://www.yorku.ca/yul/cse/?p=32|Blog post]] version of this page.
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   * Office: Steacie 102H   * Office: Steacie 102H
   * Email: [[mailto:jdupuis@yorku.ca|jdupuis@yorku.ca]]   * Email: [[mailto:jdupuis@yorku.ca|jdupuis@yorku.ca]]
-  * MSN IM: john_dupuis@hotmail.com +  * MSN IM: [[mailto:john_dupuis@hotmail.com|john_dupuis@hotmail.com]] 
 +  * [[http://www.facebook.com/john.dupuis|FaceBook]]
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