Computer Science
Science & Engineering Librarian
Office I-053
(Intermediate Floor, Room 053)
Book Purchase Request
If you would like to recommend the purchase of a book or materials, please fill out the form on our Purchase Request page.
E-Book Collections
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EngNetBase This link opens in a new window
Handbooks and other reference books from CRC Press dealing with all areas of engineering. Individual titles are listed in the Virgo Library Catalog.
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Knovel Library This link opens in a new window
Handbooks and other information on chemistry and engineering. Topics include textiles, adhesives, metals, plastics, and other materials; biotechnology; food science; pharmaceuticals; industrial safety; aerospace; and most areas of engineering. Individual titles are listed in Virgo.
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O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
O’Reilly includes tech and business content from more than 250 publishers - along with videos, case studies, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments.
From the drop-down menu, choose: Not listed? Click here. Then enter UVa email address to access content.
Instructors: If you are using books on O’Reilly as course textbooks, please be aware that O’Reilly can and does pull titles mid-semester without notice to the Library. -
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowFull text of articles from most journals and some book series published by Elsevier Science.
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EBook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 140,000 recent e-books from university presses and other scholarly publishers. Individual titles are listed in Virgo.
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eBook Collection (Ebscohost) This link opens in a new window
Electronic books by university presses and other scholarly publishers, as well as a collection of older titles by major authors. Individual titles are listed in Virgo.
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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
The Gale eBooks homepage allows users to either browse by subject or search the full catalog.
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SpringerMaterials This link opens in a new window
SpringerMaterials is a comprehensive database for identifying material properties which covers data from materials science, physics, physical and inorganic chemistry, engineering and other related fields. It also contains the complete Landolt-Börnstein series.
API available, more information here: APIs for Scholarly Research