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| Instructional Guides |
| ACM Digital Library |
Note: We only have full text access to the proceedings or SIG's newsletters from 2005 forward. Use Illiad: InterLibrary Services to request older ones and receive the items in 5-10 days.
What is the scope and coverage?
See the list of full-text journals in ACM.
See the list of available conference proceedings and special interest group (SIG) newsletters.
Use the ACM Digital Library to search all of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) publications back to 1950. Search for citations for journal articles, magazines, transactions, conference proceedings, special interest group papers and much more published by the ACM. Access the full text of most of the ACM journals, magazines, and transactions as well as current conference proceeding and special interest group newsletters.Use the Online Guide to Computing Literature to search over 750,000 citations from hundreds of other publishers in addition to the ACM publications. Search for citations for books, journal articles, magazines, proceedings, theses, dissertations and more.
How do I search for a journal article?
1.) Select either the ACM Digital Library or the Guide to Computing Literature. 
2.) Enter your search terms or phrase in the basic search box:
OR Advanced Search to "use the fields provided to conduct your search based on specific criteria, such as keyword or phrase, author, ISBN or ISSN. Customize your search by specifying month and year the item was published, item type or ACM Computing Classification (CCS) term. Use these fields independently or combine them."
OR browse the ACM Digital Library by type of ACM Publication:
OR browse the Online Guide to Computing Literature:
Searching Quick Tips:
Use quotes around phrases to search as a phrase. For example, "apple computer".
Use * as a wildcard symbol. For example, col*r will search for color or colour.
The database automatically truncates (adds different endings, -s, -ed, -ing) to search words.
Use ACM Search Basics for more information about searching.
3.) To get "full text" click on the PDF* icon or click on the Publisher Site** icon.
*If you are asked for log-in information, we do not have access to this content. Check Locate Journals. If we do not have it in print or electronically use Illiad: InterLibrary Services to request item.
** If you are asked for log-in information, we do not have access to this content. Check Locate Journals. If we do not have it in print or electronically use Illiad: InterLibrary Services to request item.
How do I get the article or proceeding if not available in full text?
If you are asked to "log-in" it means we do not have access to this material. Check Locate Journals. If not available, use Illiad: InterLibrary Services to receive items in 5-10 days.
What are some other resources for my research?
Databases
Research Guides
What if I need more help?
Getting Organized for Research
Using Magazines, Newspapers & Journals
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This guide was created by
Kate Peterson, updated by Cathy Outten, and now maintained by Hema Ramachandran, Engineering Librarian
University Library, California State University, Long Beach