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CSCE 181: Finding and Citing Sources

CSCE 181: Finding and Citing Sources. Spring 2010 Prof. Jennifer Welch. 2. Finding Sources. Textbooks Encyclopedias: e.g., see references at end of Wikipedia entries Google Scholar: narrows down search to scholarly literature Evans Library: Gary Wan is the CSE librarian

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CSCE 181: Finding and Citing Sources

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  1. CSCE 181: Finding and Citing Sources Spring 2010 Prof. Jennifer Welch

  2. 2 Finding Sources • Textbooks • Encyclopedias: e.g., see references at end of Wikipedia entries • Google Scholar: narrows down search to scholarly literature • Evans Library: Gary Wan is the CSE librarian • University Writing Center: in the library

  3. 3 Finding Sources • IEEE Xplore • Full-text available behind TAMU firewall • ACM Portal • Full-text available behind TAMU firewall VPN instructions: • https://wiki.cse.tamu.edu/index.php/Category:Computer_Science_and_Engineering_VPN

  4. 4 Example: Compilers • http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler • http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/guesthome.jsp • http://portal.acm.org/portal.cfm

  5. 5 Evaluating A Source • Who wrote it? • How objective are they likely to be? • Is it an advertisement? • Who funded their research? • How up-to-date is it? • Have knowledgeable people vetted it? • Publishers find reviewers for books • Journal articles are reviewed by other researchers • Some conference papers are reviewed by other researchers • Does it list its own sources?

  6. 6 Citing a Source • Give information so that others can find it • Print publication: • Standard way to list it • Electronic/web-only publication: • Also a standard: list URL and date accessed • What about print publication that was accessed electronically (e.g., through Google Scholar or some database)? • Cite it as you would a print publication • Your way of accessing it might not work for others (e.g., using TAMU resources)

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