The specifications and API documentation provided by Sun Microsystems, Inc. are the ultimate sources of information for JDBC. The following links take you directly to the download pages for the JDBC specifications and API documentation:

JDBC Specifications and API Documentation

There are many good JDBC books on the market. We suggest searching Amazon.com or visiting your local bookstore to peruse a list of titles. However, we believe that the one essential book for all JDBC programmers is:

JDBC API Tutorial and Reference, 3rd Edition
by Fisher, Ellis, and Bruce, Addison-Wesley, 2003