Information Technology
Subject Specialist
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| Peter Nagels | |
|---|---|
| Essendon Campus Librarian | |
| Phone: | (03) 9094 3050 |
| Email: | pnagels@kangan.edu.au |
Highly Recommended Resources
- Lynda.com - Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and 3ds Max 9 video tutorials. Available on computers in the Broadmeadows and Essendon LLCs and in some classrooms.
- Microsoft Office training - self-paced training courses and videos from Microsoft
- Adobe TV - detailed video tutorials on Adobe programs
- Stash online magazine - animation, digital effects, motion graphics.
(For off-campus access, enter via the Student Portal or request a password by emailing LLC, quoting your student number.) - YouTube - enter your search terms in the YouTube search window, e.g. computer networking
- Officewise: A guide to health and safety in the office
Search Library Catalogue for availability.
Websites
- Adobe.com support - tutorials for all Adobe products
- Good Game - ABC television program. Vodcasts of episodes, game reviews, and more
- Communication Arts - magazine
- Computer Graphics World - magazine
- DG Design Network and Magazine - free online registration required
- Australian Computer Society - provides a wide range of services and opportunities for networking and career enhancement
- BUBL LINK - computing and internet section of this catalogue of internet resources
- WWW Virtual Library - computing links
- Wired - magazine
- World Wide Web Consortium - everything about the web
- PhotoshopSupport.com - Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Flash tutorials and resources
- Yahoo Directory - Computers and internet
- OH&S online videos - SafetyCare Montie has many safety programs which can be viewed, topics include fire awareness, personal protection, manual handling.
Catalogue
Search Library Catalogue: enter specific topics (e.g. desktop publishing, computer networking) in the keyword search box or look directly on the shelves at these numbers:
| Keywords | Shelf numbers |
|---|---|
| Information technology | 004 |
| Networking | 004.6 |
| Internet & World Wide Web | 004.678 |
| Programming | 005 |
| Operating systems | 005.446 |
| Office software (word processing, etc.) | 005.5 |
| Web design | 005.72 |
| Computer security | 005.8, 658.478 |
| Computer graphics (e.g. Photoshop) | 006.6869, 741.2 |
| Animation and 3D | 006.696 |
| Web 2.0 applications | 006.7 |
| Computer hardware maintenance | 621.3916 |
| Desktop publishing | 686.22544 |
| Computer gaming | 794.8, 006.6633 |
Online e.journals, Databases and Magazines
These two databases give you online access to thousands of journals with many in your field of interest. Search the entire database using keywords or search journals individually.
EBSCOhost Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre
Titles include: Australian PC User, Australian Personal Computer, Metro PC Magazine, PC Week, PC World and all major Australian newspapers
Infotrac: General OneFile
Titles include: Computer Graphics World, Computer Security Update, Database and Network Journal , Macworld, Multimedia Publisher, PC Magazine Online, PC World
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
Contact your subject specialist to book an online database training session or click on EBSCOhost or click on Infotrac (Power Search)
Dictionaries
Oxford Reference Online Premium resources
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
Recommended textbooks
- Guide to Networking Essentials, br Greg Tomsho, Ed Tittel, David Johnson. - 004.65 TOM
- Design and Produce Text Documents, by Pam Easton. - 651.374 EAS
- Java Programming, by Joyce Farrell. - 005.133 FAR
- IT Essentials, by Kaye Burton. - 004.0715 ITE
- Client Support Essentials, by John Olekalns. - 004 CLI
