LibGuides@Southampton: Electronics and Computer Science (ECS): Books, Theses and Dissertations

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Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology by Robert A. Meyers (Editor)
ISBN: 0122274105
Publication Date: 2001-10-08
A Dictionary of Computing by John Daintith (Editor); Edmund Wright (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199234004
Publication Date: 2010-02-08

Theses and Dissertations

Use a database to search for references to theses.

EThOS: e-theses online service This link opens in a new window
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO BRITISH LIBRARY CYBER ATTACK
The UK’s national thesis service provided by the British Library. You can search for theses submitted to UK institutions. Note that abstracts are not included for all theses. Full text is available if the thesis has been digitised.
Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
The world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses.
Click 'login' for on campus access. For access off campus, click 'login', enter 'University of Southampton' in the institutional field followed by your institutional username and password.
DART-Europe E-theses Portal This link opens in a new window
DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries and library consortia to improve global access to European research theses. There is access to over one million full-text research theses from 570 Universities sourced from 29 European countries. No password required.
WorldCat This link opens in a new window
WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services including theses and dissertations from over 70,000 library catalogues worldwide. It lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public.
No password required.

To search for theses or dissertations, go to the Advanced Search and select 'Thesis/dissertations' under 'Content'.

University of Southampton (UofS) PhD/ MPhil theses

the online collection of PhD and MPhil theses are listed and available on the Library's Catalogue. Some theses are available in full-text electronically on ePrints Soton
the Library holds print copies of UofS doctoral level theses that are not available electronically; these are not publicly accessible but are also listed on the Library Catalogue and can be requested for use during Library opening hours only
more details about finding theses are available on the Research Services LibGuide

University of Southampton Undergraduate / Masters dissertations

a limited number of undergraduate dissertations are held on Blackboard under the Research Project module code
for Masters and further examples of undergraduate dissertations students should ask enquire at the Faculty Office or discuss with their supervisor

e-Book Collections

IEEE/Wiley Frontlist
MIT Press Ebook Library
Morgan & Claypool Computer & Information Sciences Collection (CIS), Synthesis, Semantic Web and Artificial Intelligence collection

1. Search the Library Catalogue by:-

Author / title (Quick keyword search) eg whitney mathematical methods (using the authors family name or surname and one or two words from the title)
Keyword or Series search using Morgan & Claypool as the search term
- Limit your search to Search only Electronic books if you are off campus

2. Search IEEExplore (Remember: to access library resources you will need to connect to the University’s VPN service called Global Protect. Further information on how to connect to the University’s VPN using Global Protect can be found here.)

Select Browse Books
Search By Title, By Topic or By Publisher
When browsing By Publisher
Choose the relevant Publisher ie the UofS have purchased some items from MIT Press; Wiley-IEEE or Morgan & Claypole
Search and download the pdf's as appropriate

Cannot find what you are looking for?

Use Library Search to find books, articles, databases and more. There are some short presentations with search tips for more help.

Hints and Tips

The book is not available? Check the Inter library loan service to see what options are available to you.
Suggest a book? To recommend an online or print book that could be purchased and made available by the library, use Library Search.

Don't forget, the Library's policy is to purchase multi-access ebooks where possible. This does depend on whether publishers allow institutional access; books available electronically on ebook readers are not usually available to Academic Institutions.