Info-Communications

Starting your Research

Starting your Research

Encyclopedias, handbooks and subject specific dictionaries will help provide useful background information, as well as terms to use when searching the databases. For example:

Aggélou, G. (2009). Wireless mesh networking. New York: McGraw-Hill.	Cartman, J., Ting, R. (2009). Strategic mobile design: Creating engaging experiences. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
Talukder, A. K., & Yavagal, R. R. (2007). Mobile computing: Technology, applications, and service creation. New York: McGraw Hill.	Wiseley, D (2009). IP for 4G. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.

E-books on this topic can be accessed from ITPro.
A GOOGLE search can also help find background information and suggestions for more keywords.

Keywords & OPAC

Keywords & OPAC

Use OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) to find books, journal titles and audio-visual materials in the Library. When searching for information, you need to use keywords. See below for some suggestions.

Bluetooth technology	Broadband technology	Digital communications
Global system for mobile communications	Infocommunications	Information society
Information technology	Mobile communication systems	Peer-to-peer architecture (computer networks)
Personal communication service systems	Signal processing	Telecommunication systems
Wireless communciation systems	Wireless LANs

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Finding Articles Online

Finding Articles Online

The articles inside magazines, journals & periodicals are very useful sources of information. Articles are different from books because:

• they are much more up-to-date
• they are shorter (less to read!)
• they concentrate on topics or specific aspects of topics
• there are many articles being published all the time so you have more choice.

The library catalogue, OPAC, does NOT tell you what articles the Library has, only which journals or periodicals, so the easiest way to find articles is to use the online databases.

• Academic Search Premier

• Computer Source

• MAS Ultra: School Edition

• ProQuest Science Journals

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper articles are also very useful sources of information, and can be found in the LexisNexis Academic and the Factiva databases.

• Factiva (Dow Jones)

• LexisNexis Academic

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Click here for a list of all the databases subscribed to by TP Library.

Recommended Websites

Recommended Websites

Association of Internet Researchers - website of the academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of Internet studies.

Bluetooth.com - for information on Bluetooth products and events, including how this technology works and business case studies. Also find the latest news on the topic.

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore - a government body that actively pushes Singapore to embrace the infocommunication revolution. Its vision for Singapore is to have an infocomm-savvy workforce and globally competitive infocomm manpower to drive national economic competitiveness. Also check out iN2015: Imagine your world, their aim for 2015.

INFOCOMM123 - Singapore's online community to learn, share, and discover more about infocommunications. Try the Big Fact Book for information on topics raging from broadband and entertainment to software and wireless stuff.

Infomine - online database that will allow you to search for resources in your field of interest.

Wireless Developer's Journal - brought to you by SYS-CON Media, one of the world's leading publishers of i-technology magazines. For news, articles, events, top stories and much more.

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