Other useful websites

There are many UK and international learned and professional bodies that offer membership and networking opportunities in the fields of computing, IT, engineering and mathematics. The list below only gives the key ones.

• BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
  UK professional institute and the accrediting body of many of our computing degrees.
  
  
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  American educational and scientific computing society. ACM publications can be found in the ACM Digital Library.
  
  
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  Professional American association promoting technological innovation and excellence. IEEE publications can be found in IEEE Xplore.
  
  
• The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
  UK learned and professional society for mathematics and its applications, and the accrediting body of our mathematics degrees. Search our Library Catalogue for IMA journals.
  
  
• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  UK professional society for the engineering and technology community. Many IET publications can be found in IEEE Xplore.
  
  
• National Cyber Security Centre
  A part of GCHQ (a UK security and intelligence agency), the NCSC works to protect UK critical services from cyber attacks. The NCSC vision "is to help make the UK the safest place to live and do business online."

Other academic libraries with relevant materials can be accessed via the SCONUL Access Scheme.

• British Library
  Access to material unavailable elsewhere. The British Library has a growing collection of e-resources now available within the reading rooms. Certain forms of ID are needed to register for a reader pass. See the website for further details.
  
  
• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Library
  The Library covers all aspects of communications technology and electronics, including networks, and houses a bookshop where IET publications can be purchased. It is open as a reference library to all. Students may be able to join the IET or take out library-only membership for a fee, allowing borrowing or access to e-resources.

• 5G Technology World
  Contains news, articles and videos on all things to do with internet connectivity.
  
  
• Alpha Vantage - Stock API
  Alpha Vantage is an Open Access (free) resource that provides a good Application Programming Interface (API) for students and researchers who need access to real-time live stock data when writing their own programs/applications. It gives access to UK, North America, Asia Pacific, and other global market statistics (stock prices, company filings, economic indicators such as GDP & inflation, foreign exchange rates, etc.) and is suitable for machine learning and statistical modeling. Also, see this data guide for sample Python code scripts or reach out to support@alphavantage.co for 24/7 technical support.
  
  
• Dr Dobbs 
  Articles from the journal are not free, but the website contains additional articles, news, blogs, and events information aimed at professional programmers and software engineers. Very good for practical information.
  
  
• Information Age
  Magazine aimed at IT managers and executives involved in the application of technology for business advantage and efficiency.
  
  
• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
  Site created and maintained, and copyright held, by Alexander Bogomolny, formerly an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Iowa and now a freelance software developer.
  
  
• Project Euclid
  Not-for-profit online publishing service providing access to journals, monographs, and conference proceedings in theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics. Look out for the open padlock symbol that denotes full access.
  
  
• Web of Conferences
  This is an open access platform for published scientific (including engineering and technology) conference proceedings.