Computer Applications & Office Systems

Books

Use the library catalog to find books at all three campuses, as well as online. In addition we have full text computer books online through our subscription to Safari Tech Books. You will need your PCC account number to read these from off campus. For videos look under Computers Films and Videos or a specific subject.

For books not at PCC try Summit , a combined catalog of 30+ academic libraries in Oregon and Washington, including University of Oregon and University of Washington. Request books online and receive them at Sylvania in 2-3 days. Please use Summit only after you have checked the PCC library catalog!

Article databases

Use these to locate journal articles.

Magazine Articles Online
Several magazine article databases are available through EBSCOhost. In each case some of the articles will be available in full text (the whole article). Others will have a summary only, with details about where to find the complete article. Search several databases at once or go directly to:

Computer Source (over 300 full text computer journals)
Academic Search
MasterFILE Premier
Business Source

Journals

PCC subscribes to these journals in print, and to many more online. Check the A-Z list of magazines and journal titles for all print and online journals.

C/C++ users journal (partial article archive)
Computer graphics world
Computers in libraries
Computerworld (print through June 2002, then online)
Dr. Dobb's journal
Linux Journal
MacWorld
MSDN Magazine (also online at http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/)
PC magazine
PC world
Smart computing in plain English
Visual Studio Magazine (formerly Visual Basic programmer's journal)
Windows IT Pro (formerly Windows and .NET magazine)
Windows server system magazine (online only)

Websites

InformIT - Free online articles in the Computer Science / Networking field. Browse topics or do your own keyword search.
WWW Virtual Library: Computing
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
Internet Public Library computer links
ZDnet
Online discussion forums:
- Google Groups - Internet postings on a wide variety of topics.
- Adobe user forums
- Macromedia online forums
- Microsoft communities

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