Re: [CODE4LIB] Learning Microsoft SQL

2012-03-19 Thread Michael Hopwood
Hi Bill, A google search limited to US universities' sites like sql basics site:.edu turned up some nice results, including: http://www.suu.edu/it/admin/summit2007/cdsite/color/BTechnical/1414/1414.pdf http://myweb.brooklyn.liu.edu/gnarra/database/downloads/SQLTutorial.pdf Michael H

Re: [CODE4LIB] Learning Microsoft SQL

2012-03-19 Thread Friscia, Michael
I would add that I learned a lot of SQL from this forum http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/ Sometimes the blunt criticism when someone shows you how only to see four replies don't do it like that, that's totally stupid, what did you learn that in a WROX book? helped me a lot early on.

[CODE4LIB] Job: Product Manager, Data Services at OCLC

2012-03-19 Thread jobs
The Product Manager is responsible for all aspects of product planning and development. This role provides critical input to the product marketing team in product release and promotional efforts. Supporting OCLC's webscale for libraries strategy requires effort to transform the data architecture

[CODE4LIB] Announcing Digital Library Infrastructure Lead at Notre Dame

2012-03-19 Thread Rick Johnson
Apologies for Cross-Posting * I am happy to announce an exciting opportunity available in our rapidly expanding Digital Library Services Department within the Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame. Reporting to the Digital Library Services Department Head, we are

Re: [CODE4LIB] Learning Microsoft SQL

2012-03-19 Thread Dan Scott
I can't resist saying that, for truly free (as in freedom), you might want to work with something like PostgreSQL. I wrote up an Introduction to SQL focused on PostgreSQL Evergreen a few years ago and released it under a CC-BY-SA license (per

Re: [CODE4LIB] Learning Microsoft SQL

2012-03-19 Thread Tod Olson
If you do continue down the MS SQL road, bear in mind that MS SQL is basically a fork of Sybase, and they share Transact SQL. So most of the Sybase Transact-SQL documentation will apply. You can find the Sybase Transact-SQL User's Guide at:

[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior System Analyst/Programmer - PA3IT - Indiana University Libraries at Indiana University

2012-03-19 Thread jobs
The Library Information Systems (LIS) team at Indiana University announces a position for a Senior Programmer/Analyst with a strong interest in Library enterprise information delivery services. The LIS development team is part of University Information Technology Services, rated by