Online Database and Resources
  The following databases and resources are available to help KSI students with their research and learning. If you need additional research support, please contact the KSI librarian.
  EbscoHost

EbscoHost provides access to abstracts and full-text journal articles on research topics from computers to medicine.  Among the databases available in EbscoHost are:

  • Academic Search Premier provides full text articles for more than 4,650 journals (more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles) as well as indexing and abstracts for over 8,450 journals. Among the topics covered are computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, and medical sciences.
  • Business Source Elite provides full text articles for over 1,000 business and economics publications.
  • ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) provides education literature and resources, including journals in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.”
  • Newspaper Source provides articles (many full-text) for 35 national and international newspapers and 375 U.S. regional newspapers as well as full-text transcripts for television & radio news.
To access the databases, you must have the KSI login and password.  To obtain these, please contact the KSI librarian or office. 

 

Information Literacy

Information literacy is the ability to determine the information needed, understand how information is organized and determine the value of the information sources.  It s a critical skill students need to conduct research.  Here are two on-line tutorials to help students develop this skill:
Empower Information Literacy from Wichita State University

Stanford’s Key to Information Literacy from Stanford University

 

Professional Organizations

Computer-related professional organizations are a critical source of information and training.  Listed on the Professional Organizations web page are key organizations for the computer industry.  These organizations also publish a number of journals, many of which are relevant to KSI students.  Please check the Periodicals page for more information on these journals in the library.
  Subject Resources

Online resources can provide additional opportunities for research and learning on key subjects offered in KSI’s curriculum.  Relevant web sites are listed for the following subjects:
Bioinformatics
Digital Art
Networking
Programming Languages
            C#
            Java
            Maya
            SAS
Software Engineering

  World Cat If you are unable to find a book in the KSI Library catalog, please check WorldCat, which contains the world's largest collection of library records.  You may be able to locate the book at a local library.  Otherwise, please contact the KSI Librarian to request a book at another library. 
 
           

Knowledge Systems Institute is a Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences.
We offer an MS Degree and Career Enhancement programs.
All KSI courses and programs are available online

KSI offers an MS Degree |online| with eight areas of concentration including:
Information Security
  ::   Bioinformatics  ::   Knowledge Management  ::   Software Engineering  ::  
Computer Networks
  ::  Management Information Systems  ::    Digital Art  ::   Computer-Based Education

KSI offers career enhancement programs in:
SAS   ::  Java   ::  C#  ::  RFID  ::  Digital Art

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