Gaining an Overview of your research topicReference resources are designed to offer an overview of a topic or research problem. They include dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, textbooks, guides, or bibliographies. They may provide an historical perspective, a chronology of events, definitions of terms or concepts, or bibliographic references leading to the literature in a particular field of study.
Find these resources at Find Resources by... Subject > Software Engineering page.
Searching for Periodical ArticlesThe most efficient way of finding a high-quality periodical article, is to search a periodical database.
Recommended databases and indexes for this course are:
ACM Digital Library, Compendex, IEEE Xplore, Wiley Interscience, and Web of Science.
- Some of the journals in software engineering that are not indexed in IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) & ACM Digital Library include:
- Software Quality Journal - 1997 to current (delayed 1 yr) in ABI/INFORMglobal
- Software process: improvement and practice - 1996 to present in Wiley InterScience Journals
- Software: Practice & Experience - 1996 to present in Wiley InterScience Journals
- Software Testing, Verification and Reliability - 1996 to 2008 in Wiley InterScience Journals
- Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice - 2001 to present in Wiley InterScience Journals
- International journal of software engineering and knowledge engineering – 1999 to 1 year ago in Academic Search Premier & Business Source Premier
- Open Software Engineering Journal - Full set of issues from 2007 to present available freely online
- Journal of Software Engineering - Full set of issues from 2007 - present available freely online
- CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering (U.S. Dept. of Defense) – accessible freely online
Searching IUCAT for Books and PeriodicalsSearch IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog), to find books and periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and other serials). Materials at the Fort Wayne Helmke Library are designated by the library location FORTWAYNE. IUCAT searches from on-campus computers will show only materials held by the IPFW Fort Wayne Helmke Library. To search all IU libraries, choose ALL from the Select Library pull-down menu on the search screen. For help on searching IUCAT see Searching IUCAT Tutorial
When a Resource is Not Available in the LibraryRequest Delivery is an IUCAT feature that allows IPFW faculty, students, and staff to request materials held by other Indiana University Libraries and to have them delivered to Helmke Library (see the IUCAT Request Delivery Fact Sheet).
You may also request any item that is not available at Helmke Library through Document Delivery Services (DDS). DDS borrows books and provides photocopies of periodical articles from other library collections. The service is free for IPFW faculty, staff, and students.
Style Guides and Useful Tools for WritingSee 2009 IEEE Standards Style Manual chapter 19: Bibliography, for help in organizing and formatting in-text references and bibliography lists.
It is important that you cite all sources used in your paper to avoid plagiarism.
Searching the InternetFor some information needs, the Internet may supplement library resources. Be sure to evaluate the credibility of any Web site you choose to use. The library's Judging Sources: Is your Web site Credible? provides a checklist for determining the validity of a Web site. Useful Web sites for this course include:
Google Scholar and Google Books
Scirus: for scientific information only. Allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information.
Directory of Open Access Journals: Covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
Open J-Gate: Is an electronic gateway to global journal literature in open access domain.
Grants, Fellowships & Scholarships
And Finally, Ask a LibrarianLibrarians and skilled information assistants are always available to assist you. Visit the Service Desk to meet an information assistant who will help you get started. You are welcome to make an appointment with Your Subject Librarian if you need more in-depth assistance.
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