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Library Notes

Books the ECN recently placed in the Sigesmund Engineering Library:

Common Desktop Environment User's Guide
ISBN: 0-20148-951-1

The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is a graphical user interface that makes applications running on UNIX systems portable and easy to use. Developed by IBM, Hewlett-Packard, SunSoft, and Novell, CDE is becoming a standard in the UNIX marketplace because it unites different platforms under a single user interface. CDE 1.0 User's Guide is a comprehensive introduction to CDE for beginning and intermediate users. It offers concise, step-by-step instructions on how to use the basic features of the desktop and each of the desktop applications.

Common Desktop Environment Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide
ISBN: 0-20148-952-X

CDE 1.0 Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide covers advanced customization and configuration tasks. The book describes integrating new and existing applications into the desktop's graphical environment, customizing login and session behavior, printing and network configuration, administering local-language desktop sessions, and making advanced customizations of other CDE components such as the Front Panel, Workspace Manager, and Style Manager.

Oracle Beginners Guide
by Michael Abbey and Michael J. Corey
ISBN: 0-07882-122-3

Novices will find no better introduction to Oracle's powerful database management system than this friendly guide. The authors clearly explain all the basics for creating and managing both simple and complex databases. Readers will learn how to design databases, create tables, add and search through data, sort and query data, and produce reports.

Oracle: The Complete Reference
by George Koch
ISBN: 0-07882-285-8

This book contains a huge alphabetical reference of all Oracle commands, functions, syntax, key words, concepts, and products. The authors include a thorough review of critical database concepts and an overview of SQL, as well as insider tips and techniques for developing Oracle products. A CD with a fully searchable electronic version of the book, complete with code and database tables, is included.

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