CIS 120

Instructor: Maureen Wright, mwright@pcc.edu
Librarian: Pam Kessinger
Term: Spring, 2009

Computer Concepts

 

Electronic Books

Use the "Catalog" tab to search for electronic books. Some of the major vendors:

Safari

Ebrary

Netlibrary

 

 

Indexes

Several databases are available from PCC Library for articles relevant to computer design, repair, and software. Use the "Databases by Title" link on the right hand side of this page to locate:

  • Academic Search Premier
  • Business Source Premier
  • Communication and Mass Media
  • Computer Source

Or, use EbscoHost to make a subset and search all the databases above at once

Journals, to browse

Locate journals and magazine issues to browse under the "Journals and Magazines" link on the right hand side of this page, or, under the "More" link from the library home page, under "Journals"

Within the A-Z List of Magazines and Journals, set the drop-down box to "Title contains all words"

Suggested Searches:

comput*

computing

data

network*

online

pc

 

How to

  1. Create a simple web page, from HowStuffWorks.com
  2. Create a viewable blog or calendar, from Google
  3. Creative Commons
  4. Find reviews of new products, from Epinions
  5. Get videos from broadcast media: Search "computer repair" on Blinkx
  6. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, from the World Wide Web Consortium

 

Downloads

 

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Class Pages, Subject Guides A to Z