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Computer Science: Reference Sources

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Over 200 reference sources including dictionaries of Computers and the Internet.

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Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History
2 volumes

Over 400 articles on the history of computers, from personal computing and mainframes to robotics and artificial intelligence; from the theoretical underpinnings of computers to the people and organizations that translate that theory into reality.

Call Number:
Ref QA76.15 .E53 2001

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Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor

 

Encyclopedia of New Media

Explores digital communications and human-computer interaction from an interdisciplinary, historical, social, and global perspective. The articles are balanced between information technology and the social landscape and provide detailed descriptions and definitions of terms, pioneers, authors and entertainers, social issues, technologies, businesses, associations, and laws.

Call Number:
Ref QA76.575 .E5368 2003

Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor

 

Froehlich / Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications
18 volumes

Over 500 detailed articles divided into 7 main telecommunications areas: terminals and interfaces; transmission; switching, routing, and flow control; networks and network control; communication software and protocols; network and system management; components and processes.

Call Number:
Ref TK5102 .E646 1991

Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor;

Pleasanton Campus Library

 

Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
24 volumes

The only multivolume encyclopedia encompassing this field, it contains 1400 articles describing every aspect of electrical and electronics engineering. It defines the discipline by bringing together the core knowledge from all subject areas encompassed by the field. Articles can serve as the starting point for further study with their comprehensive bibliographies. While they can be used as a reference for facts, the articles are long enough to provide genuine understanding of a subject.

Call Number:
Ref TK9 .W55 1999

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Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor

 

International Biographical Dictionary of Computer Pioneers

Biographical information on significant figures in the history of the computer field.

Call Number:
Ref QA76.2 .A2 L44 1995b

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Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor