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Computer Science

Find scholarly resources for computer science research on this guide.

Finding Technical Reports

Proceedings

Proceedings are compilations of papers presented at scientific, professional conferences or meetings. Proceedings usually report new research or analyses that may not have been published in a book or journal (yet).  Search for papers from conferences and meetings using these tools:

Grey Literature

In general, grey literature publications are non-conventional, fugitive, and sometimes ephemeral publications. They may include, but are not limited to the following types of materials: reports (pre-prints, preliminary progress and advanced reports, technical reports, statistical reports, memoranda, state-of-the art reports, market research reports, etc.), theses, conference proceedings, technical specifications and standards, non-commercial translations, bibliographies, technical and commercial documentation, and official documents not published commercially (primarily government reports and documents) (Alberani, 1990).

Grey literature can also include e-mails, faxes, blog postings, wikis, RSS feeds, podcasts and other new communication technologies. For more information, please see the following article from the Association of College and Research Libraries website below.