Computer Science
Discover a selection of relevant sources, specialist literature and useful links in the field of computer science.
ACM Digital Library
All publications of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) with an archive of approx. 50 years (excluding e-books) as well as the “Guide to Computing Literature” with bibliographic information on journals from major computer publishers.
IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Literature (journals, conference reports, standards) from the beginnings to the present day in electronics, electrical engineering and computer science. Also included: IBM Journal of Research and Development, the NESC (National Electrical Safety Code) and the IEEE Standards Dictionary.
Scopus
Around 1.4 billion books, articles, conferences and patents on technology, natural sciences, medicine, humanities and social sciences.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary reference database, contains books, articles and conference papers on economics, technology, natural sciences, art, education, etc. Includes metrics for analyzing journals and articles as well as Journal Citation Reports (JCR).
All licensed subject databases can be found in the database list.
HSI collection
In swisscovery we provide a collection of computer science textbooks.
O’Reilly Learning
Contains books, audio books, videos, case studies from around 200 publishers on business informatics, information technology and software development. Furthermore you will find media on communication, design and career development. FHNW members can access via SWITCH edu-ID.
DOAB
The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) lists over 4,800 scientific e-books from 155 publishers.
Internet Archive
Internet Archive is a non-profit online library with many freely accessible books, films, software, music, websites and more.
LIBRUMopen
LIBRUM Publishers & Editors offers Open Access publications on Swiss history, archaeology and arts.
SCNAT knowledge
This portal provides access toinformation and publications in the field of natural sciences.
Swisstopo
Swisstopo is an application for searching, displaying and using geographical information. It enables the interactive display of maps and superimposed technical data.
vdf Open Access
The university press of ETH Zurich offers many Open Access publications.
Contact person

Dieter Lang
Team lead acquisition and cataloguing
Library Brugg-Windisch
+41 56 202 77 70
dieter.lang@fhnw.ch