Blockchain books - Baylor Library
Blockchain by ISBN: 9780838917435Publication Date: 2019-10-25This book in the Library Futures Series examines blockchain technology, a concept with far-reaching implications for the future of the information professions. Blockchain uses a distributed database (multiple devices not connected to a common processor) that organizes data into records (blocks) that have cryptographic validation.
Blockchain Basics by ISBN: 1484226046Publication Date: 2017-01-01In 25 concise steps, you will learn the basics of blockchain technology. No mathematical formulas, program code, or computer science jargon are used.
The Definitive Guide to Blockchain for Accounting and Business by ISBN: 9781789738674Publication Date: 2020-09-30Blockchain: a disruptive technology, or a new chance for the business world? The answer is both. With potential to change how economic transactions are recorded, stored, and verified, blockchain is changing the very face of the accounting industry. Despite its ramifications, business students of today and the practicing accountants of tomorrow are not being adequately trained in this new technology, due to a lack of resources exploring it from an accountant and business expert's perspective. Through its discussion of real-world and 'use-cases' The Definitive Guide to Blockchain for Business and Accounting distills an abstract technology into relatable experiences for business professionals.
Foundations of Blockchain by ISBN: 1789139392Publication Date: 2019-01-29Learn the foundations of blockchain technology - its core concepts and algorithmic solutions across cryptography, peer-to-peer technology, and game theory.
Inside Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrencies by ISBN: 9780429325533Publication Date: 2019-08-16This book covers blockchain from the underlying principles to how it enables applications to survive and surf on its shoulder. Having covered the fundamentals of blockchain, the book turns to cryptocurrency. It thoroughly examines Bitcoin before presenting six other major currencies in a rounded discussion.
Library resources - Blockchain information
- ACM digital library This link opens in a new window
Contains full text of all articles from 1947 to date published in Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) journals and transactions, as well as tables of contents of conference proceedings.
- BCC Research This link opens in a new window
Provides market research reports and forecasts in 25 distinct verticals and provides more information through partnerships with other market research providers.
- Computer source This link opens in a new window
Provides bibliographic information and some full text of publications covering computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Contains abstracts, articles, and full text of journals and books published by Elsevier in physical science and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social science and humanities
Subject areas include (chemical engineering, chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary sciences, energy, engineering, materials science, mathematics, physics and astronomy), (agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, environmental science, immunology and microbiology, and neuroscience), (medicine and dentistry, nursing and health professions, pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutical science, veterinary science and veterinary medicine), and (arts and humanities, business, management and accounting, decision sciences, economics, econometrics and finance, psychology, social sciences).
Library databases - Cryptocurrency information
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides access to full-text business journals and scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.
- BCC Research This link opens in a new window
Provides market research reports and forecasts in 25 distinct verticals and provides more information through partnerships with other market research providers.
- Gartner This link opens in a new window
Delivering timely, reliable insight, Gartner provides objective reports and news items covering topics across IT.
