Books
General Collection
Beginners
This list is for users just beginning to use a computer.
Windows 7 for Dummies: by Andy Rathbone
Internet and E-mail for Seniors with Windows 7
Social Media
These books are for those who are interested in the world of Social Media (ex. Facebook), but haven’t taken the leap just yet.
Social Networking: by Kenneth Partridge
Facebook : The Missing Manual : by E.A. Vander Veer
Facebook and Twitter for Seniors for Dummies: by Marsha Collier
Office Suites
This selection includes information on Office Suites (including Microsoft Windows, Excel, and Powerpoint).
How to do everything with Microsoft Office Word 2007: by Guy Hart-Davis
Office 2010 for Dummies: by Wallace Wang
Office Home and Student 2010 All-in-One for Dummies: by Peter Weverka
Web Design
Looking to design a website? Maybe sell something online? Look no further!
Dynamic Web Programming: A Beginner’s Guide: by Marty Matthews and John Cronan
Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide: by Wendy Willard
eBay Business at Your Fingertips: by Kevin W. Boyd
E-books/Audio Books
Steve Jobs, Steven Wozniak, and the Personal Computer: by Donald B. Lemke
In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the personal computer.
And Then There’s This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture: by Bill Wasik
And Then There’s This reveals how our culture is now created from the ground up. Wasik proves that any one of us can cause a small ripple that can turn into a tsunami. Anyone involved in journalism, business, or information technology—and those who want to be—must read this book. And for the rest, Wasik’s tour is great, eye-opening fun.
Family History for the Older and Wiser: Find Your Roots with Online Tools: by Susan Fifer
This extremely easy-to-follow book will guide you through all the different stages of researching your family history online and how to record your findings.
Reference Books (in library)
Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History
The Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History provides a complete A-to-Z reference guide to computers, their development, and their usage in today’s world. Beginning with “Abacus,” this two-volume set provides over 900 pages of facts, definitions, biographies, histories, and explanations of a remarkable variety of computer-related subjects.
Social Networking for Genealogists: by Drew Smith
Social networking can be the answer to many a family researcher’s prayers. Not only do social tools and sites encourage the sharing of information, they also facilitate locating relatives and like-minded individuals.
Dictionary of Media Studies (E-Book from Credo Reference)
Visual Media
A Parents’ Guide to Fighting Online Predators
This revealing program shows parents what they can do to help protect their kids from online predators. This includes learning about the grooming process, tracking kids’ online activities, reporting predators, tips, and family contracts.
How to Use Microsoft Excel 2007
Presented in seven distinct chapters, each covering distinct groups of tools available in Excel. Viewers have the opportunity to see how the basic data manipulation capabilities are used right through to the more advanced tools in Excel.
Intermediate Computers for Seniors
An easy to understand video designed for anyone desiring to learn more about computers.
Periodicals
Electronic Resource:
Smart Computing in Plain English
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Online Databases
Computer Source
Full text articles from nearly 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications helps you keep up with the latest information and current trends in high technology.
Computer Science Index
Abstracting and indexing of more than 6,500 periodicals and books, including academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources at the highest scholarly and technical levels of computer science. Coverage going back to the mid 1960s.
Information Science and Technology Abstracts (ISTA)
ISTA indexes journal articles from more than 450 publications plus books, research reports, and conference proceedings and patents, with ongoing comprehensive coverage of the most important periodicals in this field. Coverage dates back to the mid 1960s.
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