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Computer Science and Engineering: eBooks and Databases

Welcome to the James B. Duke Memorial library's computer science research guide. You will find here links to resources about programming, networks and web design. There is also a selection of links to free online tutorials, courses and books.

ProQuest Computing Database - for Scholarly Articles

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Scholarly journals, trade publications, and consumer titles covering topics such as artificial intelligence, automation, gaming, graphics, networking, security, database management, systems administration, information science and hardware.

Browsing ProQuest Ebook Central

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Over 130,000 easy-to-access online books. Browse by subjects - computer science/IT, mathematics, engineering - or use the search box. 

Need good background on a topic?

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More than 8,500 articles and research reviews and 115,000-plus definitions covering all major scientific disciplines in addition to 3,000 biographies of well-known scientists. Browse terms like computing & information technology, computer security, and information theory or use the search box.