LibGuides: Computing: Other resources

Every subject has unique and specialist types of information that add rigour and interest to research. Usually, you’ll need to look beyond Library Search for these information types; some are accessed via specialist databases, while others are available online via websites, social media or streaming platforms.

We’ve picked out some key resources for your subject here but you might like to explore our Resource Guides for more resources on different information types.

British Computing Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT
The professional body which accredits our Computing programmes, BCS is a charity with a royal charter to raise standards, competence and conduct across the IT industry.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
The world’s largest computing society uniting educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue and share resources.
IEEE
IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
IEEE Computer Society
A premier source for information, inspiration and collaboration in computer science and engineering.
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Inspiring, informing and influencing the global engineering community to engineer a better world.
Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE)
The UK’s leading independent advocate for science and engineering with a mission focus on skills, funding and policies.

WolframAlpha
A unique engine for computing answers, analysis and reports using expert-level knowledge and algorithms.
Dynamo North East
A volunteer led group set up with the core mission to ‘Grow the North East IT Economy’.

The Register
Leading and reputable news site for technology and enterprise.
The Conversation
The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. You can sign up for regular briefings via email.

Financial Times
You can access the current edition of the Financial Times for free through the FT.com website via Library Search. Use it to search for up-to-date articles on pressing issues in the business world, the global economy, and international affairs. When you visit FT.com for the first time, log in using your Newcastle University username and password. After logging in, create your own personal 'MyFT' account to set up alerts and save topics of interest.

British Computing Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT
The professional body which accredits our Computing programmes, BCS is a charity with a royal charter to raise standards, competence and conduct across the IT industry.

IEEExplore
Provides comprehensive access to high-quality technical literature, journal articles, conference papers, and standards from IEEE and IET, covering subjects such as electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.
Nexis Uni - UK, international and business news
Search across local and major UK and international newspapers, business and industry trade magazines, business news, company information, press agencies and magazines from 1990s to present day, in various languages. Coverage is text only, and doesn’t include additional content such as images, layout, or adverts.

Historic Computing Collection

The Library is building a collection of historic computing books, under the guidance of Professors Brian Randell, Cliff Jones and John Lloyd. The main collection is housed at the Team Valley Research Reserve. Individual items are indexed in Library Search.

Find out more about the History of Computing with the following links:

Milestones in Analog and Digital Computing
First English Language edition of this award winning text. Content is is devoted to both analog and digital computing devices, as well as the world's most magnificient historical automatons and select scientific instruments (employed in astronomy, surveying, time measurement, etc.). It also features detailed instructions for analog and digital mechanical calculating machines and instruments, and is the only such historical book with comprehensive technical glossaries of terms not found in print or in online dictionaries.
BBC Video: UK's 'oldest' computer, the Witch or Harwell, rebuilt
Video and report by the BBC on the rebuilding of Britain's oldest original computer, the Harwell.
The National Museum of Computing
The Museum houses the world's largest collection of working historic computers, following the development of computing from the ultra-secret pioneering efforts of the 1940s through the large systems and mainframes of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and the rise of personal computing in the 1980s and beyond.
Turing Centenary Guide
YouTube Video: The reboot of the Harwell Dekatron
The Harwell Dekatron / WITCH clattering back into life at The National Museum of Computing on 20 November 2012. The machine - the world's oldest original working digital computer dates from 1951.
YouTube Video: Uncovering Colossus
Colossus, the world's first electronic computer, was built during World War II, but kept secret for more than 30 years. Professor Brian Randell tells the story about how he stumbled across a reference to its existence and eventually led to the UK government lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding this pioneering computer in 1975.