Collections

Math and Computer Sciences Library Collections

Broad coverage of computer science, mathematics, statistics, and operations research is offered in a collection of over 63,000 volumes, including approximately 800 journal titles. Materials on computer hardware and networking are mainly housed in the Engineering Library. The Math/CS Library has a large collection of technical reports received on exchange from other universities and industry, as well as those produced on the Stanford campus. Major reference tools include Mathematical Reviews (online as MathSciNet) and Computer & Control Abstracts (online as part of Inspec).

• About the Mathematical Sciences Collection
• Collection Development Policy Statement for the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Library
• History of the Mathematical Sciences Collection at Stanford University

Finding Library Materials

SOCRATES, the online library catalog of Stanford, contains bibliographic records for all items acquired by the Math/CS Library, including technical reports. To find journal articles, consult periodical indexes such as the Mathematical Reviews (for Stanford users on the WWW at http://ams.rice.edu/mathscinet/), Science Citation Index, Current Index to Statistics, and NTIS. In addition, INSPEC, the online equivalent of Computer & Control Abstracts, Electrical & Electronic Abstracts, Physics Abstracts, and Information Technology, is available from 1969 to the present via LANL.

Shelving Arrangement

Books and reference materials are shelved by Library of Congress (LC) call number whereas journals are shelved alphabetically by significant words in the title. Theses are shelved alphabetically by author's name.

The Undergraduate Collection A list of "classic" readings in math and computer science.

Article/Conference Paper Indexes Article and conference paper indexes in science & engineering available on the Stanford network.

Electronic Journals Alphabetical and subject lists of electronic journals available on the Stanford network.

Preprints Subject lists of preprint & working paper depositories on the Web.

Technical Reports A guide to locating technical reports at Stanford and beyond.

Dissertations A guide to locating dissertations and theses at Stanford.

Guides and Publications

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