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Collection Guidelines - Subject/Discipline Collections

Computer Science

Includes

The Dewey range: 003-006, 621.39

This collection covers computer systems, data processing, computer science, computer programming, computer programs, data, special computer methods, and computer engineering.

Purpose of the collection

The Library collects in the field of Computer Science primarily to support the teaching and research needs of the School of Engineering and the School of Information Technology within the Faculty of Science & Technology, and the School of Information Systems, within the Faculty of Business & Law. Resources in this area are also used to varying degrees by other Faculties in the University.

Users/courses supported by the collection

The School of Information Technology offers undergraduate degrees of

• Bachelor of Information Technology,
• Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science and Software Development)
• Bachelor of Information Technology (Multimedia Technology)
• Bachelor of Information Technology (Games Design and Development)
  
• Bachelor of Information Technology (IT Security)
• Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional Practice)
• Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)

The School of Information Technology also offers postgraduate courses - Master of Information Technology and Master of Networking and Security.

Research clusters include:

• Network Computing
• Pervasive and Service Computing
• Information Security and Forensics
• Optimisation, Intelligent Modelling and Learning Optimisation
• Networked Computing and System Security

The School of Management Information Systems offers degrees of

• Bachelor of Business Information Systems
• Bachelor of Business Information Systems/Bachelor of Information Technology.
• Masters of Information Systems.

Existing Collection:

Major online databases such as ACM Digital Library, IEEE Explore, Computers and Applied Sciences Complete, Applied Science & Technology Abstracts, Web of Knowledge, SciVerse, Lecture Notes in Computer Science and MathsScinet provide access to a range of information.

Selection notes:

Aspects of this collection are relevant at Geelong at Waurn Ponds and Melbourne campuses. Purchased material will be located according to the campus location of the requestor. Other material should be located as follows:

• Artificial intelligence (G)
• Computer graphics (M)
• Expert systems (G)
• Game programming (G)
• Interactive media (M)
• Mobile computing (G)
• Multimedia (M)
• Web and mobile systems (G)