Using Microsoft Access XP: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How-To-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. 120) (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians)

This easy-to-follow guide will walk you through every facet of the newest version of Microsoft Access from starting the Windows program through putting Access-created files on a Web page. Written especially for librarians, the guide explains how to create and manage various types of resources using Access.

You’ll learn how to:
> Design and use tables
> Update records
> Sort and filter data
> Query the database
> Create and use switchboard and other forms
> Conduct advanced queries
> Create macros
> Secure and share databases

Whether you are a new or experienced Access user, this guide will enable you to put the full range of Access features to work for your library.

E. Sonny Butler, Ph.D., FAAMA, is an Associate Professor of Information Technology at Georgia Southern University.

Timothy R. Napier, MBA, has a private business doing database and networking consulting.