Welcome to the subject guide for Computer Information Systems!
This page offers information, reference materials, ebooks, websites and career information.
- Our librarians offer individual instruction on how to use the library resources in this subject area.
- Speak with one of our reference librarians to assist you.
Search the library catalog
Use these calls numbers to browse books on the shelves in the general collection and the reference collection.
| Topic |
Call Number Range |
| Computer hardware |
TK7000 to TK8000 |
| Computer science (programming languages) |
QA75.5 to QA76.95 |
| Information technology |
T58 to T59 |
| Internet and web technologies |
TK5105.88 to TK5105.887 |
| Telecommunications and Networking |
TK5101 to TK6270 |
eBooks
The Daley College Library also has access to the EBSCO eBook and the Springer eBook collections on topics ranging from app development, programming, IT networking, IT project management and graphic design.
Computer Programming eBooks
Still can't find what you're looking for?
Talk to the librarians. We can request the books you need from other schools through the InterLibrary Loan Program.
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Use databases to find articles from magazines, journals, newspapers or other publications.
NOTE:
- Remote access to the following databases is restricted to City Colleges of Chicago students, faculty and staff.
- To access off-campus, log-in with your MyCCC username and password.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Full-text articles published by the Association of Computing Machinery and bibliographic citations from major publishers in computing. The site includes the Encyclopedia of Computer Science, a great reference source to quickly look up terminology.
EBSCO Academic Complete and Premier
Use this database to find scholarly and popular journals for numerous academic disciplines including computer sciences, engineering, education, etc. A great resource to start your research.
Masterfile Premier
Use this database to access full-text magazines. Search current and back issues of dozens of computer science publications, including:
Open Source databases
CiteSeerX
Captures full-text computer science articles, papers, and technical reports freely available on the Web. Search the full-text documents or their citations.
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Finding the right keywords
Boolean Operators
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Boolean operator
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Function
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Example
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AND
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·Narrows search result
·Finds articles/websites with both terms in them. ·Terms may not necessarily be next to each other
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C++ AND operators
(retrieves articles with both terms)
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OR
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·Broadens search result
·Use to combine similar terms. One or the other search term must appear in the article/website
·Put parentheses around the search term
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"javascript" OR "jquery"
(retrieves articles with either term)
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NOT
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·Narrows search result
·Use to eliminate terms from search
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javascript NOT jquery
(eliminates articles that have the word jquery in them)
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Phrase Searching
Databases and search engines will insert the operator AND between search terms. For example:
Information Technology = Information AND Technology
Use quotation marks to keep the phrase together like this:
"Information Technology"
Truncation
Most databases allow you to use an asterisk * to truncate a word. For example:
program* = program + programs + programmer + programming + programmable
Google automatically looks for the single and plural form of a word.
Putting these search tips together
(OOP OR "object-oriented programming") AND (Java OR Python) and "open-source"
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Online news coverage and magazines:
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Learn to code
Codecademy – Learn to code interactively any of the following: HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, and APIs.
W3Schools – is a web developer information website with tutorials and references relating to web development such as HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL and others. Also offers certification.
Learn Code The Hard Way – “LxTHW emphasizes precision, attention to detail, and persistence by requiring you to type each exercise (no copy-paste!) and make it run, as well as to read up on outside topics and to return to exercises and ideas that you don’t understand, and understand them.”
MOOCs
Massive Open Online Courses are a free educational resource offered by different colleges around the country.
Many schools offer for-credit courses in the computer sciences.
Two of the leading providers of MOOCS are:
Coursera offers several Computer Science courses including Algorithms, Compilers, Game Theory, Human Computer Interaction and Machine Learning.
Udacity offers several that vary in complexity, including Introduction to Programming; Introduction to HTML5 Game Development; Mobile Web Development, etc.
Networking
The TCP/IP Guide is a reference resource on the TCP/IP protocol suite that was designed to be not only comprehensive, but comprehensible.
Internetworking Technology Handbook An introduction to networking offered by Cisco. Covers everything from networking basics to glossary of terms. This is a great starting point for students studying networks.
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Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook for more information about careers, including salary and job outlook.
CIS Transfer Schools
Successful transfer takes careful planning. You should begin planning for transfer during your first semester at the City Colleges of Chicago, and meet with your adviser at least once per semester to make sure you're on track. Check this list of schools that have partnerships with the City Colleges of Chicago to provide CCC students a smooth transition at a college or university to further their studies.
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