Resources

Basic computer skills

• Basic Computer Skills Tutorial for a Windows Environment, University of Maryland University College, Center for Teaching and Learning

General resources

• Computer history
• How stuff works
• Wikipedia

Information technology for Libraries and information services

• Publications by Marshall Breeding
• Computers in Libraries (e-journal available at UofA libraries)
• Feliciter (Access through UofA libraries)
• Information Technology and Libraries (e-journal available at UofA libraries)
• Information Technology Section of IFLA
• The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)
• The Shifted Librarian - A weblog by Jenny Levine
• Library Technology Guides - key resources in the field of library automation

Social computing

• Rethlefsen, M.L. (2007). Tags Help Make Libraries Del.icio.us: Social bookmarking and tagging
  boost participation. Library Journal, September 15, 2007.
• LibraryThing.com - Enter what you're reading or your whole library - it's an easy,library-quality catalog. LibraryThing also connects you with people whoread the same things.
• Nurturing Tagging Communities, Google Tech Talks,August 6, 2007
• Oatman, E. (2005). Make Way for Wikis. School Library Journal, 11/1/2005
• Hammond, T., Hannay, T., Lund, B. & Scott, J. (2005). Social Bookmarking Tools (I), D-Lib Magazine, 11 (4), April 2005
• Lund, B., Hammond, T., Flack, M., & Hannay, T (2005). Social Bookmarking Tools (II), D-Lib Magazine, 11 (4), April 2005
• Schiff, S. (2006). Know It All: Can Wikipedia Conquer Expertise? The New Yorker, Jule 31, 2006
• Wikipedia and MediaWiki, by Brion Vibber, Google TechTalks, April 28, 2006

Collections of general web development resources

• Web Developer's Virtual Library
• WebReference.com: Dev The Web
• DevShed: The Open Source Web Development Site
• Help By the Web Design Group

Other web development resources

• Introduction to Information Architecture
• Web Navigation: How to Make Your Web Site Fast and Usable
• css Zen Garden: The Beauty in CSS Design
• Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide
• W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
• Bobby 3.2
• How to Use HTML Metatags

Usability

• Usability is Next to Profitability
• Nielsen, Intranet Usability: The Trillion Dollar Question

HTML

• W3C HTML 4.01 Specifications
• How Web Pages Work by Brain, M.
• Active Jump HTML Tutorial
• HTML Goodies

Database History

• A Short Database History
• History of Databases

Storage

• Data storage units

APA style

• APA Style Essentials, by Drs. Douglas Degelman & Martin Lorenzo Harris
• OWL Online Writing Lab - Using APA Format