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Content: A reference database useful for accessing scholarly definitions, background and contextual information. Subjects covered include art, biography, business, economics, education, history, literature, music, psychology, religion, and science and technology.
Purpose: An excellent starting point for brainstorming a research topic and building out your initial search terms list.
Special Features: Mindmap; related articles; image search
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Content: Ebooks with coverage across all academic disciplines. The collection offers a critical mass of more than 150,000 foundational scholarly ebooks with balanced quantity and quality to improve teaching, learning and research workflow and outcomes.
Purpose: Provides access to multidisciplinary ebooks for download or to be read online.
Special Features: Browse by subject option; highlight and take notes in text.
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Content: Reference sources, primarily books but also videos and business cases.
Purpose: Use for finding reference sources like encyclopedias and handbooks that provide contextual or explanatory material.
Special Features: Includes Sage Navigator

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Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by Information Resources Management Association (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522517597
Publication Date: 2017
Provides a comprehensive overview of the latest breakthroughs and recent progress in artificial intelligence.
Computer: A History of the Information Machine by Martin Campbell-Kelly; William Aspray; Nathan Ensmenger; Jeffrey R. Yost
ISBN: 9780813345901
Publication Date: 2013
Traces the history of the computer and shows how business and government were the first to explore its unlimited, information-processing potential.
Dictionary of Computing by Simon Collin
ISBN: 9781408102251
Publication Date: 2010
With over 10,000 entries providing contemporary coverage of computing terms, this fully revised edition of Dictionary of Computing" provides coverage of the terms used in computing, including hardware, software, programme languages, networks and applications, e-commerce and the Internet.
Encyclopedia of Computer Science by Anthony Ralston; Edwin D. Reilly (Editor); David Hemmendinger (Editor)
ISBN: 0470864125
Publication Date: 2003
Provides an historical timeline highlighting the key breakthroughs in computer science and technology, as well as clear and concise explanations of the latest technology and its practical applications. Each article elaborates on a topic giving a remarkable breadth and depth of coverage.
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522522553
Publication Date: 2018
This authoritative encyclopedia is an all-encompassing, well-established reference source that is ideally designed to disseminate the most forward-thinking and diverse research findings.
Information Technology Risk Management and Compliance in Modern Organizations by Manish Gupta (Editor); Raj Sharman (Editor); John Walp (Editor); Pavankumar Mulgund (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522526049
Publication Date: 2018
A pivotal reference source featuring the latest scholarly research on the need for an effective chain of information management and clear principles of information technology governance.

Handbook of Research on End-To-End Cloud Computing Architecture Design by Jianwen Chen; Yan Zhang; Ron Gottschalk
ISBN: 9781522507598
Publication Date: 2016-
Provides architectural design and implementation studies on cloud computing from an end-to-end approach, including the latest industrial works and extensive research studies of cloud computing.
Resource Management and Efficiency in Cloud Computing Environments by Ashok Kumar Turuk (Editor); Bibhudatta Sahoo (Editor); Sourav Kanti Addya (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522517214
Publication Date: 2016
An authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the emerging trends of cloud computing and reveals the benefits cloud paths provide to consumers.
Handbook of Research on Wireless Sensor Network Trends, Technologies, and Applications by Narendra Kumar Kamila (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522505013
Publication Date: 2017
Provides inclusive coverage on the processing and applications of wireless communication, sensor networks, and mobile computing. Investigating emergent research and theoretical concepts in the area of wireless sensors and their applications to daily life, this handbook of research is a critical reference source for students, researchers, engineers, scientists, and working professionals.

Decision Management by Information Resources Management Association Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781522518372
Publication Date: 2017
A compendium of the latest academic material on the control, support, usage, and strategies for implementing efficient decision making systems across a variety of industries and fields. Featuring comprehensive coverage on numerous perspectives, such as data visualization, pattern analysis, and predictive analytics.
The Complete Software Project Manager by Anna P. Murray
ISBN: 9781119219903
Publication Date: 2016
This essential text covers key topics, including: how to understand software development and why it is so difficult, how to plan a project, choose technology platforms, and develop project specifications, how to staff a project, how to develop a budget, test software development progress, and troubleshoot problems, and what to do when it all goes wrong.

Emerging Innovations in Agile Software Development by Imran Ghani; Dayang Norhayati Abang Jawawi; Siva Dorairaj; Ahmed Sidky
ISBN: 9781466698581
Publication Date: 2016
Focuses on the use of agile methodologies to manage, design, develop, test and maintain software projects.
Handbook of Research on Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering by Vicente García Díaz (Editor); Juan Manuel Cueva Lovelle (Editor); B. Cristina Pelayo García-Bustelo (Editor)
ISBN: 9781466663596
Publication Date: 2014
Combines relevant research from all facets of computer programming to provide a comprehensive look at the challenges and changes in the field. With information spanning topics such as design models, cloud computing, and security.
Handbook of Research on Machine Learning Innovations and Trends by Aboul Ella Hassanien; Tarek Gaber
ISBN: 9781522522294
Publication Date: 2017
A key resource on the latest advances and research regarding the vast range of advanced systems and applications involved in machine intelligence.
Human Factors in Software Development and Design by Saqib Saeed (Editor); Imran Sarwar Bajwa (Editor); Zaigham Mahmood (Editor)
ISBN: 9781466664852
Publication Date: 2014
Brings together high quality research on the influence and impact of ordinary people on the software industry.
Model-Based Design for Effective Control System Development by Wei Wu
ISBN: 9781522523031
Publication Date: 2017
A critical source of scholarly information on model-centric approaches and implementations for control and other similar dynamic systems. Highlighting innovative topics such as configuration management, controllability analysis, and modeling requirements, this book is ideally designed for engineers, researchers, academics, project managers, and professionals interested in the design of embedded control systems.
Software Design and Development by Information Resources Management Association
ISBN: 9781466643017
Publication Date: 2013-07-31
Brings together the best practices of theory and implementation in the development of software systems..