Research Guides: Information Systems: Getting Started

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Subjects: Business Systems & Processes, Computer and Information Sciences, Data, Information Systems, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management

In This Guide

Use the pages in this guide to find:

Resources for finding news and background information on your topic.
Advice on finding full text articles and how to locate articles from a citation.
A selection of useful databases for Information Systems topics.
Resources for finding both print and eBooks.
citation guides to help you cite your sources in the proper format.

Best Bets

Not sure where to start? Try one of the "best bets" listed below.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
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Indexing and abstracts for over 7,000 journals. Full text of articles for over 4,000 scholarly publications, including more than 3,100 peer-reviewed publications. Multidisciplinary subject coverage, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medicine, and ethnic studies.
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Use ACM's Digital Library to search the full text of ACM's online journals, magazines and conference proceedings. The database also includes the Encyclopedia of Computer Science, which is a great resource for background information on various computer science topics and concepts. Terms and Conditions
Scopus This link opens in a new window
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Scopus is a large, multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. It also has tools to track, analyze, and visualize research.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Trends, statistics, and analysis for a wide range of U.S. industries. Market size, performance, and outlook; top companies; SWOT and industry structure (Porter’s Five Forces); supply chain; industry ratios. Search by keyword or NAICS code.
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
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It is a digital library providing full text access to technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. IEEE Xplore contains full text documents from IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings, standards, and IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) publications.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar enables users to search for scholarly literature from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, repositories and universities. Use Google Scholar to find journal articles, peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, technical reports and preprints on the web.
Cook OneSearch This link opens in a new window
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Find books, articles, media, government information, and other library resources all in one place. Search what Towson owns as well as resources at other USMAI Libraries.

Accessing Electronic Resources from Off Campus

Working off campus? Not a problem. You can access all of the Cook Library's electronic resources from anywhere with an internet connection by signing in to the library website. The short video below demonstrates that process.

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Accessing Electronic Resources from Off Campus