The Salt Lake Community College libraries have books in both physical and electronic formats available for use. Titles are selected by a team of trained staff and librarians based on curricular needs. Physical books are available at each of the four branches of the SLCC libraries. Books located at another branch can be placed on hold for pickup or to be sent to another SLCC library for convenience.
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Electronic books (eBooks) can be accessed anywhere with internet accessibility. Some titles also allow you to check them out for offline access as well.
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by Joy Lisi Rankin
Call number: South library QA76.17 .R365 2018
Summary: A People's History of Computing in the United States reveals a forgotten time when students taught computers, rather than the other way around, and visionaries dreamed of networked access for all. The invention of the personal computer undoubtedly liberated users from corporate mainframes and brought computing into homes. But throughout the 1960s and 1970s a diverse group of teachers and students working together on academic computing systems conducted many of the activities we now recognize as personal and social computing. Their networks were centered in New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Illinois, but they connected far-flung users. Rankin draws on detailed records to explore how users exchanged messages, programmed music and poems, fostered communities, and developed computer games, including The Oregon Trail.
by Matthew Ball
Call number: South library TK5105.8864 .B35 2022
Summary:
The term “Metaverse” is suddenly everywhere, from the front pages of national newspapers and the latest fashion trends to the plans of the most powerful companies in history. It is already shaping the policy platforms of the US government, the European Union, and the Chinese Communist Party.
But what, exactly, is the Metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is a persistent and interconnected network of 3D virtual worlds that will eventually serve as the gateway to most online experiences, and also underpin much of the physical world. For decades, these ideas have been limited to science fiction and video games, but they are now poised to revolutionize every industry and function, from finance and healthcare to education, consumer products, city planning, dating, and well beyond.
