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University of Sunderland Library

Subject Guide: Computer Science

This guide brings together library resources for your studies and research. Use these resources alongside your recommended reading from your tutors to extend your research into new areas

Books and eBooks

Books and eBooks in the collection reflect titles on your Library Reading Lists but also offer titles for wider reading. For wider reading you can use Library Search to look for specific titles, author names or keywords.

Print books for Computer Science subjects are based at St Peter's Library.

The books you see on the shelves at St. Peter's Library represent part of the collection. Many of our titles are available online as eBooks.

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Finding Books and eBooks

If you would like to discover the latest books purchased for your subject area, check out the video below.

eBook Collections for Computer Science

Explore the tabs in this section to find out about the eBook collections for Computer Science available through the University Library.

All of the eBooks within these collections can be found using Library Search, or you can access each platform and search or browse directly. View the tab for each collection to find out more about content and additional features available.

The IET Computing Collection (1983-2022) is a collection of 46 fully downloadable eBooks covering Big Data, Communication Networks, IoT, Machine Learning, AI and more, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Click on the link below for access, if the purple padlock is not showing next to the titles click on 'log on via your Institution' and search for University of Sunderland.

Screenshot of the IET Digital Library webpage

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A selection of titles available:

Access is available from the  Databases A-Z link on the library homepage or by clicking the link above. 

Once you have accessed the database click on Start Learning and choose Books. Type your search term into the search bar, you can then filter your search by topic or date. Or simply browse through the topic areas to see what is available.

See the LibGuide for O'Reilly Online Learning for more information on how to make the most of this database.

Here's a selection of Computer Science titles that have recently been added to O'Reilly:

The Library subscription to IEEE Xplore includes full access to 81 titles published in 2024 from the Wiley AI eBooks Library.

hyperlink icon IEEE-Wiley AI eBooks Library

This collection focuses on subject matter related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, ChatGPT, machine learning, deep learning, quantum computing, and more.

A selection of titles available include:

The Library subscription to IEEE Xplore includes access to the Now Publishers Foundations and Trends® Computer Science eBooks Collection; a collection of 71 full text, fully downloadable eBooks. Full text access to all

hyperlink icon Now Publishers Foundations and Trends® Computer Science eBooks Collection

A selection of the titles available:

The Library subscribes to 5 of the Springer Synthesis Computer & Information Science Collections. The collections are available via our subscription to IEEE Xplore.

To access the collections click on My Settings from the IEEE Xplore homepage:

Screenshot of the IEEE Xplore homepage highlighting settings

Choose What Can I Access? from the drop down menu and then scroll through the options to find the Springer Synthesis Collections that are included.

Alternatively click the links below to take you straight to each collection.

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hyperlink icon Springer Synthesis Computer & Information Science Collection Nine

New Books for Computer Science

How to Find New Books in the Library Collection

Watch this video to show you how to search for all new books for Computer Science using Library Search