October 13, 2003

Computer and Database Tutorials

There are many free tutorials on the Internet. Below are a few that deal with basic computer skills, and some that deal with specific software packages or specific databases. Keep in mind that a tutorial will be more useful if it is for the specific version of the software that you are attempting to learn, e.g. Windows 98 or Windows XP.

Jan's Web Work and Experiments
This is the Web site of Jan Smith. Jan is a mathematician by training, a teacher by profession, and a web designer by intent. There are several computer tutorials on her Web site. The most comprehensive tutorial is listed below. http://www.jegsworks.com/

Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101
http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/

Basics of Computing, or Computer Help for People over 50
From the author of this Web site -- The title of this site could have been "computers for beginners", "computers for seniors", "computer basics", "computer tutorials", or "basics of computing" - anything. Any of these titles would be appropriate for this site. But at work, I have found that people over 50 usually need help using their computers. That is why I have chosen the title "Computer Help for People over 50".
http://members.aol.com/shobansen3/

Seniors and Computers
This Web site contains two sections of tutorials. There is a section labeled "Just for Beginners", and another section labeled "Helpful Tutorials". http://www.planetkc.com/devo/

Microsoft Office 2000 Tutorials
These tutorials are produced by Florida Gulf Coast University. There are tutorials for Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and FrontPage. The URL below is for the Microsoft Access tutorial. There are links to the other tutorials at the bottom of the page. http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/access/

PubMed Tutorial
The University of Washington has produced a PubMed tutorial using Camtasia Software. This tutorial is a series of video clips that demonstrate how to search PubMed and how to use all the features of the data base. You will need to have a RealOne player to view the clips. There is a link to the free player on the Web page.
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/howto/pubmed/

BadgerLink (EbscoHost) Tutorial
The BadgerLink magazine databases are provided by a company called EBSCO. There Web site has both a basic and advanced searching tutorial. You will need Macromedia Flash to view these tutorials. http://support.epnet.com/custsupport/Tutorials/Tutorials.asp

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