Updates the premier textbook for students and librarians needing to know the landscape of current databases and how to search them. Librarians need to know of existing databases, and they must be able to teach search capabilities and strategies to library users. This practical guide introduces librarians to a broad spectrum of fee-based and freely available databases and explains how to teach them. The updated 6th edition of this well-regarded text covers new databases on the market as well as updates to older databases. It also explains underlying information structures and demonstrates how to search most effectively. It introduces readers to several recent changes, such as the move away from metadata-based indexing to full text indexing by vendors covering newspaper content. Business databases receive greater emphasis. As in the previous edition, this book takes a real-world approach, covering topics from basic and advanced search tools to online subject databases. Each chapter includes a thorough discussion, a recap, concrete examples, exercises, and points to consider, making it an ideal text for courses in database searching as well as a trustworthy professional resource. Helps librarians and students understand the latest developments in library databases Looks not only at textual databases but also numerical, image, video, and social media resources Includes changes and trends in database functionality since the 5th edition

Are you a seasoned system administrator charged with setting up an Oracle database? Or did you suddenly become a DBA by default? If database administration with Oracle is part of your job, you'll be glad to have "Oracle 11g For Dummies" in your cubicle.

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Completely up to date for the newest release of Oracle, "Oracle 11g For Dummies" will give you both the information and the confidence to set up and maintain an Oracle database for your organization.

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Faculty at Indiana University's world-renowned Kelley School of Business present this essential introductory guide to the role of computers and other information technologies in business. Highlights include instruction and applied practice in two of the most widely used commercial software packages: Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. Students learn, via hands-on examples, many of the powerful tools contained in these two platforms, with emphasis on how to analyze real business problems to help make important decisions.

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Master Oracle SOA Suite 12cDesign, implement, manage, and maintain a highly flexible service-oriented computing infrastructure across your enterprise using the detailed information in this Oracle Press guide. Written by an Oracle ACE director, Oracle SOA Suite 12c Handbook uses a start-to-finish case study to illustrate each concept and technique. Learn expert techniques for designing and implementing components, assembling composite applications, integrating Java, handling complex business logic, and maximizing code reuse. Runtime administration, governance, and security are covered in this practical resource. Get started with the Oracle SOA Suite 12c development and run time environment Deploy and manage SOA composite applications Expose SOAP/XML REST/JSON through Oracle Service Bus Establish interactions through adapters for Database, JMS, File/FTP, UMS, LDAP, and Coherence Embed custom logic using Java and the Spring component Perform fast data analysis in real time with Oracle Event Processor Implement Event Drive Architecture based on the Event Delivery Network (EDN) Use Oracle Business Rules to encapsulate logic and automate decisions Model complex processes using BPEL, BPMN, and human task components Establish KPIs and evaluate performance using Oracle Business Activity Monitoring Control traffic, audit system activity, and encrypt sensitive data

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Design Databases with Oracle SQL Developer Data ModelerIn this practical guide, Oracle ACE Director Heli Helskyaho explains the process of database design using Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler-the powerful, free tool that flawlessly supports Oracle and other database environments, including Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2. Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler for Database Design Mastery covers requirement analysis, conceptual, logical, and physical design, data warehousing, reporting, and more. Create and deploy high-performance enterprise databases on any platform using the expert tips and best practices in this Oracle Press book. Configure Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler Perform requirement analysis Translate requirements into a formal conceptual data model and process models Transform the conceptual (logical) model into a relational model Manage physical database design Generate data definition language (DDL) scripts to create database objects Design a data warehouse database Use subversion for version control and to enable a multiuser environment Document an existing database Use the reporting tools in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler Compare designs and the database

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Design and Deliver Effective Visual Solutions of BI DataCowritten by an Oracle ACE Director and an expert in data visualization design specializing in BI and analytics, Data Visualization for Oracle Business Intelligence 11g reveals best practices for presenting data-driven insights with graphs, tables, maps, dashboards, and other methods that will immediately enhance corporate decision-making. Throughout the book, the principles of effective design are emphasized. Leverage the power of this comprehensive business intelligence platform to deliver rich visualizations of business information across the enterprise. Create well-organized tables and pivot tables Convey data insights with line, bar, pie, waterfall, radar, and other graphs Configure MapViews so that you can provide interactive maps and spatial analysis capabilities Build advanced visualizations, including trellis charts, gauges, R images, jQuery sparklines, and more Use Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher to create pixel-perfect reports from various data sources Design effective, interactive BI dashboards Use the Oracle Scorecard and Strategy Management module to measure, evaluate, and manage key performance indicators Make smart color choices using data science tools

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Build Next-Generation In-Database Predictive Analytics Applications with Oracle Data Miner"If you have an Oracle Database and want to leverage that data to discover new insights, make predictions, and generate actionable insights, this book is a must read for you! In Predictive Analytics Using Oracle Data Miner: Develop & Use Oracle Data Mining Models in Oracle Data Miner, SQL & PL/SQL, Brendan Tierney, Oracle ACE Director and data mining expert, guides you through the basic concepts of data mining and offers step-by-step instructions for solving data-driven problems using SQL Developer's Oracle Data Mining extension. Brendan takes it full circle by showing you how to deploy advanced analytical methodologies and predictive models immediately into enterprise-wide production environments using the in-database SQL and PL/SQL functionality. Definitely a must read for any Oracle data professional!" --Charlie Berger, Senior Director Product Management, Oracle Data Mining and Advanced Analytics Perform in-database data mining to unlock hidden insights in data. Written by an Oracle ACE Director, Predictive Analytics Using Oracle Data Miner shows you how to use this powerful tool to create and deploy advanced data mining models. Covering topics for the data scientist, Oracle developer, and Oracle database administrator, this Oracle Press guide shows you how to get started with Oracle Data Miner and build Oracle Data Miner models using SQL and PL/SQL packages. You'll get best practices for integrating your Oracle Data Miner models into applications to automate the discovery and distribution of business intelligence predictions throughout the enterprise. Install and configure Oracle Data Miner for Oracle Database 11g Release 11.2 and Oracle Database 12c Create Oracle Data Miner projects and workflows Prepare data for data mining Develop data mining models using association rule analysis, classification, clustering, regression, and anomaly detection Use data dictionary views and prepare your data using in-database transformations Build and use data mining models using SQL and PL/SQL packages Migrate your Oracle Data Miner models, integrate them into dashboards and applications, and run them in parallel Build transient data mining models with the Predictive Queries feature in Oracle Database 12c