Library & Cultural Services: Computer Science and Electronic Engineering: Welcome

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Academic Liaison Librarian

Subjects: Computer Science & Electronic Engineering, Health & Social Care, Mathematics, Sport, Rehabilitation & Exercise Science

Welcome

Welcome to your library guide, which brings together the library resources you will need whilst studying. Use the tabs on the navigation bar to find essential resources and study tips, and continue on this page for updates on the latest resources and training that will be helpful for you.

New resources

We regularly review the resources we provide access to, and below are some of the latest additions that will be helpful for your study and research.

O'Reilly for Higher Education
Expert content from industry experts covering a broad range of topics in business and technology - including artificial intelligence, programming, IT networking, operations, data, project management, UX design, finance, leadership, and more. 46,000+ ebooks, 30,000+ hours of video, learning paths, case studies, certification and prep materials.
Overleaf
Overleaf is a collaborative, online LaTeX editor and features include real-time track changes, unlimited collaborators, and full document history. It is designed to make the process of writing, editing and producing your research papers and project reports much quicker. Overleaf can also be linked to other services to best fit into your workflow.

Users should sign in via the portal with their normal username and login and then either create a new account or link to an existing account.
Pressreader
PressReader contains a selection of newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries in over 60 languages.
OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS: Select "sign in" via "Library or Group". Search for University of Essex. Sign in using "OpenID Connect" and select University of Essex.
New Scientist
A popular weekly science and technology publication, founded in 1956 for all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences
Science
Providing access to Science, Science Signalling, Science Translational Medicine, Science Immunology, Science Robotics and Science Advances.
Scientific American - ebooks
Scientific American reports groundbreaking events in science and technology. First published in 1845, Scientific American is a leading source and authority for science, technology information and policy for a general audience.
IN ORDER TO ACCESS EBOOKS ON A PC: Please download the Adobe Digital Editions software on your device and click on "Download EPUB/other". For other devices, please see the FAQ entry
Scientific American - ejournals
Scientific American reports groundbreaking events in science and technology. First published in 1845, Scientific American is a leading source and authority for science, technology information and policy for a general audience.

ACM book collections. Full title list here.

A series of research monographs for the computing community at graduate, faculty and professional levels. Including graduate-level textbooks, research monographs on established and emerging fields, practitioner-level technical books and books devoted to the history and social impact of computing.

MIT Press : journals
MIT Press Journals is a not-for-profit scholarly publisher founded 1969. Today, MIT journals publishes more than thirty titles.
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MIT Press (ebooks)
Established in 1962, the MIT Press is a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design. As of 2022, we are supporting the MIT Press Direct to Open agreement and in doing so, support open access publication for 2022 in both HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences) and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts and Mathematics) publication content. Owing to our support of this initiative, we gain access to all relevant ebook backfile publications.

Workshops at Library

Below are details of the Library workshops we'll be running over the next two weeks. Follow the links for more information, and booking details.