EBSCO Computers and Applied Sciences Complete and ProQuest Computer Science Collection

This article provides a comparative review of EBSCO Computers and Applied Sciences Complete and ProQuest Computer Science Collection looking at the strengths and weaknesses of each product. Both products use the vendor's standard search interface. With EBSCO, a major upgrade came in Fall 2010; with ProQuest, an even more dramatic upgrade came in Spring 2011 that included merging CSA and ProQuest products and interfaces. Both platforms offer interface customization options via an administrator interface which can affect the search experience. Both products index the core publications of the field, including those from IEEE and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). However, differences in coverage are noted.