Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Looking for computer software textbooks?


I was looking for how-to manuals for Microsoft Access recently when I discovered that UCSF has licensed a database called Safari Books Online
" over 8,000 vetted learning and reference resources from leading publishers like O'Reilly Media, Addison-Wesley, Peachpit Press, Apress, Manning and Talented Pixie"

The collection focuses on computer technology and also includes graphic design, and business management titles. You can browse by category or search for books on everything from Adobe Photoshop to Unix. From the Safari website: http://search.safaribooksonline.com/home, you can read and even download chapters from any computer on the UCSF network or thorough your VPN@UCSF remote access account.

You can also find links to these online books by searching the UCSF Library catalog by keyword. Example: search keyword 'photoshop' - look for [electronic resource] in your search results. You can also search by title and use the option on the results page to limit your search to "Online Books"

Now, I really have no excuse not to learn how to use Photoshop.