eBook Collections Online
- Synthesis Digital Library This link opens in a new windowA collection of 50- to 100-page "Lectures"; self-contained electronic books that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by an expert contributor to the field.
- SpringerLink Computer ScienceComputer Science eBooks from Springer, full-text online.
- O'Reilly Learning Platform, featuring Safari Tech Books This link opens in a new windowO'Reilly Learning Platform includes live online training courses, interactive tutorials, eBooks, videos, and case studies. It offers on-demand learning for topics from Python, to data science, to management and leadership. Safari Tech Books is a collection of the well-known O'Reilly publications, and more.
Computer Science Reference Sources
Many useful reference books are now available online:
Knovel Digital Library
- Knovel This link opens in a new windowKnovel is a collection of over 800 essential reference books and databases from the world's leading publishers and professional societies in science and engineering.
Patents
Patents issued by the United States Patent Office can provide a wealth of technical information on products and processes.
- U.S. Patent Office This link opens in a new windowSearch U.S. patents from 1790 - 1975 by patent number or classification. Search 1976 - present, full-text. To see patent drawings, you may need to download their .tiff file viewer.
- Google PatentsIntuitive searching and full-text access to patents, worldwide. Easy access to the patent illustrations.