Build Your Tech Skills with 'Workshops-to-Go' from the Computing Center Documents Room

Vickie Nelson
Documents Room Librarian
vmn@uoregon.edu

No time to fit a workshop or class into your busy schedule? Consider taking a video workshop on VHS tape or CD-ROM.

The Documents Room Library (175 McKenzie) has a growing collection of training materials covering such popular applications as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, and the various Microsoft Office products, as well as the Mac OS and Windows operating systems. These tapes and CD-ROMs are video-based tutorials that include several hours of instruction by skilled software training experts. The CDs feature high-quality visuals, especially noticeable in the shots of computer screens.

Among our most recent acquisitions are several books from the Apple Training Series, including Mac OS X Help Desk Essentials and Desktop and Portable Systems: A Guide to Supporting, Servicing, and Troubleshooting Apple Computers; SpamAssassin; and A First Look at SQL Server 2005 for Developers.

To see a complete list of the training CD-ROMs and videos, go to http://docsrm.uoregon.edu/ and type "training." Then hit "search."

Books and magazines. In addition to its collection of videos and CD-ROMs, the Documents Room offers books and magazines on a wide range of computing topics including computer security,

Linux, Java, handheld computers, and web design and creation.

You can search its catalog 24 hours a day at http://docsrm.uoregon.edu/  Books circulate for two weeks, videos and CD-ROMs for one week, and magazines for two days. All materials are renewable, unless another patron has requested the item.

Contact Information. The Documents Room is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 346-4406 for more information or visit the Documents Room website at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~docsrm/