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The Metaverse

This book explores whether the Metaverse - understood here as a persistent, immersive, and widely utilized, virtual world - will be the next chapter in the evolution of cyberspace, and what that means for people, business, and society. 

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Dissecting Computer Architecture

This book explains the fundamental technologies and components used in modern processors and computer architectures and how varied architectural choices culminate in computer configurations that are optimal for certain applications.

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Mastering Adobe Photoshop 2024

Unleash your digital creativity with an award-winning designer and Adobe Certified Expert and master complex editing tools and features to work smarter and faster for high-end results.This book is for designers, marketers, and online content creators who work with digital imagery regularly.

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Behind the Search Box

An incisive look at a pervasive presence in our lives, Behind the Search Box places the search engine industry's rise and ongoing success within an original political economy of digital capitalism.

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Check out select streaming videos below and search for more from the library's video databases

Streaming Videos

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Object-oriented Programming with Python - A Practical Guide

Welcome to Object-Oriented Programming With Python – A Practical Guide, a one-stop course that will kick-start your object-oriented journey. 

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Computer Programming Terms

This video discusses "C++", java script, HTML, flash, COBOL, Fortran, and php.

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Python For Beginners: Learn Python Programming

This course will teach you Python in a practical manner, complete with examples, quizzes, exercises, and more. 

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JavaScript for Beginners: Get to Grips with Fundamental JavaScript Concepts

If you have ever wanted to learn JavaScript, then this is the course for you. Please note that previous web experience is required for this course. A basic knowledge of HTML and CSS will be helpful. This course introduces students to the basic core concepts of JavaScript.

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What is a library database?

A library database is a searchable collection of different resources including articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals, streaming videos, images, and more. 

Library databases are different than Google. The information contained in databases is not freely available via a google search, but ou have access to the databases as an SCC student.

 
Keywords

Databases deliver the best results when you search using specific keywords or short phrases rather than full sentences, questions, or strings of words. Thinking about your topic and different aspects of your topic can help you to identify relevant keywords. Good keywords are single words (usually nouns)  OR specific phrases (two or more words that must go together to make sense). When searching for an exact phrase, use quotations.  Here is an example of some keywords and phrases:

               cybersecurity               "HTML 5"               "web design"               "cloud computing"              gaming