RPCC Library Online Resources
- Business Source Complete: Articles and abstracts from more than 1,200 scholarly journals and trade publications.
- Computer Source: Citations and abstracts for articles on computer science, many full-text.
- Films On Demand: Computer Science and Information Technology - includes:
- Database Management Systems & IT
- Information Technology, including Cloud Computing, Computer Architecture, etc.
- Programming, including Application Development, Data Structures, etc.
- Telecom, Networking & the Internet, covering Networking and Servers, Virtualization and Cloud, and Web Development.
- IEEE Xplore Now - ebooks in areas including computer science.
- LearningExpress PrepSTEP: Search all resource centers; includes help for test preparation, computer skills, online learning, job skills as practice tests, e-books, and more. Go to How to Access RPCC Library Resources and select LearningExpress PrepSTEP for more information on creating an account.
- See AWS Training Center (Amazon Web Services)
- See Basic Computer Skills
- Military and Government Collection: Almost 300 journals covering military and government topics.
- O'Reilly for Higher Education: includes ebooks, video, interactive media and more on topics like computer science, programming, cyber security, system administration, and more. For more information, please see How to Access RPCC Library Resources and select O'Reilly for Higher Education for more information on creating an account.
- Science and Technology Collection: Articles from over 800 scientific and technical journals, and more.
Where to Look!
Find books and DVDs shelved in these call numbers:
- HF 5546 to HF 5548.6 – Office management, office automation, including word processing, data processing.
- QA 75.5 to QA 76.95 – Electronic computers. Computer science.
- QA 76.75 to QA 76.765 – Computer software. System administration.
- TK 5105.73 to TK 5105.883 – Electronic mail systems, Internet, etc.
- TK 7885 to TK 7895 – Computer engineering. Computer hardware.
- Z 52 to Z 52.5 –Word processing.
Online Resources
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Tutorial from W3schools - to help you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam.
- Cisco Networking Academy - Free online courses, virtual events, and more.
- See Skills for All with Cisco - Free training, career paths and advice, job search engine, and more.
- Federal Virtual Training Environment (FedVTE) - Provides many free online cybersecurity Public Courses, and to veterans and goverment employees including certification prep courses.
- Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness - Free online cybersecurity courses through Texas A&M Engineering Extention Service (TEEX).
- Microsoft Training:
- Office 365 Training - Training courses for Microsoft Office 365 applications. See how to create a Microsoft account and download your RPCC Microsoft 365 software on the RPCC website.
- Virtual Training Days - Free, in-depth, virtual training events covering a range of technical topics for Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Security. Note that registration for the most recent dates may be closed.
- Microsoft Adoption Tools - Go to Training in the site menu to find various tutorials, developer, end user, and IT pro training, and more (live and on demand).
- Opensource.com - From Red Hat, focused on open source and Linux tutorials, cheat sheets, programming guides, sysadmin guides, and other resources.