Information Technology
The following information is an overview of information relevant to the Information Technology Program found in the Hartfield Library at Henderson Community College. This information is not intended to be a complete list of such material, but rather is a sampling of some titles that will be helpful and easily found in the Hartfield Library.
“Computer support specialists provide technical assistance, support, and advice to customers and other users. These troubleshooters interpret problems and provide technical support for hardware, software, and systems.” (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 ed., page 103)
“Computer programmers write, test, and maintain the detailed instructions, called programs, which computers must follow to perform their functions. They also conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by computer.” (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 ed., page 96)
“Computer systems analysts solve computer problems and apply computer technology to meet the individual needs of an organization. They may plan and develop new computer systems or devise ways to apply existing systems’ resources to additional operations. (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 ed., page 106)
“Database administrators work with database management systems software and determine ways to organize and store data. They identify user requirements, set up computer databases, and test and coordinate modifications to the systems.” (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 ed., page 107)
To find information useful for classes in this program, you may look in several places. Our library's online catalog is called Voyager. Using Voyager, you can do a basic search by typing in key words, such as "computer software" or “computers” or “read-only memory.” Voyager will show you all the books and audiovisual materials available on the selected topic. You will find that many Library of Congress call numbers on these subjects begin with the letters “QA” or “TK.” If you wanted to browse the shelves in the reference collection or in the circulating collection located on the second floor, both the “QA” and the "TK" sections would be a good places to look. You may also look in the online databases of periodical articles, the hard copy periodicals, the audiovisual collection, or Internet Web sites. Each of these sources of information is explained below.
If you have questions or need assistance in finding additional materials, please see a librarian at the reference desk or contact the reference desk at 270-831-9767. Email assistance is available at kevin.reid@kctcs.edu.
FINDING BOOKS
To find books in either the reference or circulating collections, use Voyager. When searching Voyager, please remember to limit your searches to Henderson Community College; otherwise the search will find books held in any of the KCTCS libraries. More thorough instructions on the use of Voyager are available in the tri-fold brochure titled “Using Voyager.” This brochure is available at the front of the library. Instructions for using Voyager are also available through the Blackboard software in the “Information Literacy Training” eCommunity. For more information on this, ask a member of the library staff for assistance.
Subject Headings are key words or phrases used in Voyager to tell you what a book is about. The most efficient and productive searches are those that use Subject Headings. Some of the Subject Headings that are particularly useful for students in the Information Technology Program are:
Cache Memory
Children and Computers
Computer Art
Computer Crimes
Computer Hardware
Computer Industry
Computer Literacy
Computer Security
Computer System Security
Computers
Electronic Data Processing
Information Storage and
Retrieval Systems
Information Technology
Printers (Data Processing Systems)
Programming (Electronic
Computers)
Software Protection
Reference Books
Reference materials are materials that are created to give you general information about a topic. After you read the information in a reference book, you can search the library for more detailed and extensive information. Hopefully, you will find some good ideas about useful subject headings or key words that are relevant to your topic by looking through the reference books. When you are ready to search for more information about your topic, you can use the library's online catalog, Voyager. Below is a list of titles of some reference books that you might find helpful. Because these are reference books, they cannot be checked out; instead they are to be used in the library.
1. IBM dictionary of computing, REF QA 76.15 .I23
2. Encyclopedia of network blueprints, REF TK 5105.5 .T3913
3. Data communications dictionary, Ref TK 5105 .S56
4. International biographical dictionary of computer pioneers, REF QA 76.2 .A2 L44
5. Encyclopedia of data warehousing and mining, REF QA 76.9 .D37 E52
6. Hacknotes web security, REF TK 5105.59 .S335
7. The new internet navigator, REF TK 5105.875 .I57 G563
8. Oracle 9i: The complete reference, REF QA 76.9 .D3 L6628
Books That Can Be Checked Out (Circulating Books)
Circulating books are books that can be checked out of the library. The circulating collection is located on the second floor of the library. Anyone with a valid library card may check out these books. Below are some titles that may be of interest to students in the Information Technology Program.
1. Policing the Internet, HM 851 .P65 2007
2. PC hacks, QA 76.5 .A875 2005
3. High-tech crimes revealed, HV 6773 .B73
4. Complete idiot’s guide to starting an eBay business, HF 5476 .W45
5. Cisco: a beginner’s guide, TK 5105.5 .V458
6. Remote access 24seven, TK 5105.7 .R62
Electronic Books
Many of the library's newest books supporting the Information Technology program are available electronically through the NetLibrary collection which is accessed through the Voyager online catalog. NetLibrary provides a collection of over 29,000 full-text books which can be read online. To access these books, simply enter a search in Voyager, and scan the resulting titles. If an e-book is available, the phrase, "[electronic resource]" will appear after the title. Click on the title to read any of the electronic books. You can check the books out for up to four hours. Additional instructions for accessing electronic books are available at the reference desk. For instructions on how to access and use these electronic books, use the tri-fold brochure titled, “Using NetLibrary.” Some Information Technology titles include:
- Security in wireless LANs and MANs
- Career as a database administrator
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Faster, smarter Microsoft Office system
- Absolute beginner’s guide to tablet PCs
- Career as a computer support specialist
- Beginning programming
- Career as a technical support specialist
- Contemporary issues in ethics and information technology
PERIODICAL ARTICLES
Students generally find articles taken from magazines and journals to be particularly useful sources of current information. To help students, the Hartfield Library subscribes to a wide variety of periodicals in both hard copy and electronic formats. The articles available electronically are found on a number of databases accessible through the library's web page. For instructions on how to access articles from the specific databases, use the tri-fold brochures available in the front of the library (e.g. "How to Use InfoTrac.")
Printed Periodicals
The following periodical titles are available in the hardcopy format on the library's first floor and are of value to the students of the Information Technology Program.
1. BusinessWeek
2. Harvard Business Review
3. PC Magazine
4. Smart Computing
Online Databases
Each of these databases contains hundreds of full-text articles as they were published in various national magazines and journals. To see which periodicals are available full-text in each database, select that database, go to the message "Title List" and click on it to review the list (in the ProQuest databases, click on “Publication Search”). If you want to read an article from a specific periodical after searching a database, be sure to specify that title during your search.
Please note that each database offers help screens that explain how the search engine of that database operates. These help screens also identify the advanced search options for students who want to fine-tune their searches.
EBSCO Databases
AcademicSearch Premier
BusinessSource Premier
MasterFile Premier
NewspaperSource
Regional Business News
Facts on File
World News Digest
First Search
GPO
WorldCat
InfoTrac
Academic OneFile
Expanded Academic ASAP
NetLibrary
NewsBank
NewsFile
ProQuest
Alt-Press Watch
Career and Technical Education
ProQuest Computing
ProQuest Newspapers
New York Times
Audio-Visual Materials
Audio-visual materials can come in many forms. Videos, DVD's, CD's, filmstrips, and slides are all audio-visual materials. At the Hartfield Library, many of our audio-visual materials are DVDs and videos. The audio-visual materials are located on the first floor, in room LB 102. The titles below may be of interest to students in the Information Technology Program.
- The history of computers, AV (DVD) QA 76.17 .H578 2006
- Outsourcing: White collar exodus, AV (DVD) HD 2365 .O98 2005
- Interviewing principles and techniques, AV HF 5549.5 .I6 v. 1
- The one minute manager, AV Audio HD 31 .B527
Internet Web Sites
Internet sites are becoming increasingly useful. Many sites—especially those associated with professional organizations offer connections to information such as articles, bibliographies, and job search engines. A few such useful web sites are listed below. Please be aware that electronic addresses do change frequently. If an address listed below becomes obsolete, use an Internet search engine like Yahoo or Google to find the new address for the organization.
1. http://www.comptia.org
CompTIA: the computing technology industry organization
CompTIA is an association representing the international technology community. Its goal is to provide a unified voice, global advocacy and leadership, and to advance industry growth through standards, professional competence, education, and business solutions. CompTIA has developed specialized initiatives and programs dedicated to major areas within the IT industry. They include convergence technology, e-commerce, IT training, software services, certification, public policy and workforce development.
2. http://www.itaa.org
Information Technology Association of America
A trade association offering a wide variety of public policy, business development, and peer-to-peer networking programs.
3. http://www.witsa.org
World Information Technology and Services Alliance
A consortium of over 60 information technology (IT) industry associations from economies around the world. As the global voice of the IT industry, WITSA is dedicated to: advocating policies that advance the industry’s growth and development; facilitating international trade and investment in IT products and services; strengthening WITSA’s national industry associations through the sharing of knowledge, experience, and critical information; providing members with a vast network of contacts in nearly every geographic region of the world; hosting the World Congress on IT, the premier industry sponsored global IT event; hosting the Global Public Policy Conference; and hosting the Global Information Security Summit.
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