Books for learning Access

[Novice]

I remember reading a post a while back and someone stated that learning how
to use Access was really two or three parts. One learning the Access program
itself. Two learning about good relational database design. And three if
you needed to you could build on that knowledge by learning some VBA for
Access.

Can some of the pro's weigh in on some of the better books for novice users
learn Access and good database design.

Thank you.

 

[John Vinson]

I remember reading a post a while back and someone stated that learning how
to use Access was really two or three parts. One learning the Access program
itself. Two learning about good relational database design. And three if
you needed to you could build on that knowledge by learning some VBA for
Access.

Can some of the pro's weigh in on some of the better books for novice users
learn Access and good database design.

Thank you.

Some excellent references can be found at
http://www.mvps.org/access/resources/books.htm
and
http://home.bendbroadband.com/conradsystems/accessjunkie/resources.html

Learning styles differ: what might be an excellent book for one person
might be infuriatingly frustrating for another (too simple, too
advanced, or just too different in outlook). If you can get to a good
bookstore, it might be good to just pull half a dozen Access books off
the shelf and browse through them at random; then see if you can
answer some specific question ("How to use the Not In List event" say)
in each.


John W. Vinson[MVP]

 

[Jerry Whittle]

I recommend "Database Design for Mere Mortals" by Hernandez. It is not Access
specific; however, good for learning about relational databases. Access is a
tool. Before picking up a tool, it's best to know what you are going to
build. That's why I'd recommend this book first.

 

[Novice]

John,
Thanks for the links, I probably spent an hour or more adding those sites
and their following links to my favorites for further review.

Jerry,
Thanks for the input, my so called databases are more like your tag line
than I care to admit.
"Fast, Reliable, User Friendly, Pick two - lol.

 

[Chuck Hildebrandt]

John,
Thanks for the links, I probably spent an hour or more adding those sites
and their following links to my favorites for further review.

Jerry,
Thanks for the input, my so called databases are more like your tag line
than I care to admit.
"Fast, Reliable, User Friendly, Pick two - lol.

My favorite one is:

Fast, cheap or good -- pick two.

 

[Novice]

lol.

 

[Codeseeker]

I like:

"Access 2003 Bible" by Cary N. Prague et al.

It's pretty comprehensive and gives you a quick overview of relational DB
design. It get's fairly indepth too for the other 2 stages.