Courses:

• Oracle 8i Documentation available online at http://technet.oracle.com/docs/products/oracle8i/doc_index.htm.
  The documentation is generally available both in HTML format (good for viewing online in a browser) and PDF format (better for printing).
  Particularly useful references:
  • Oracle 8i SQL Reference. This is the authoritative reference for Oracle's flavor of SQL.
    
    
  • SQL*Plus Quick Reference. A concise guide to SQL*Plus commands.
    
    
  • SQL*Plus Reference. The full SQL*Plus manual.
    
    
  • Oracle 8i Designing and Tuning for Performance. Suggests ways to tune queries and database designs to improve performance. Offers insights into how Oracle operates.
    
    
  • Oracle 8i Error Messages. Provides extra information about Oracle's sometimes cryptic error messages.
    

Note: To access this documentation you will need to register for a free membership to the Oracle Technology Network. To register, click the 'My Profile' button in the upper right portion of the page and then complete and submit the registration form.

• Worboys, Michael F. GIS: A Computing Perspective. London: Taylor & Francis, 1995. (Paperback).
  
  Note: The book appears to have been repackaged in 1998 or 1999, but this appears to be the same book regardless as they have the same ISBN.
  
  
• Loney, Kevin, and George Koch. Oracle 8i: The Complete Reference. Berkeley: Osborne McGraw-Hill, 2000.
  
  
• Oracle 8: The Complete Reference. Berkeley: Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1997.
  
  
• Trimble, Harvey J., Jr., and David Chappell. A Visual Introduction to SQL. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1989.
  
  
• Using ArcView Spatial Analyst. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute, 1996.
  
  
• Using ArcView 3D Analyst. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute, 1998.