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The Association for Computing Machinery
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ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY NOW EXCEEDS ONE MILLION ENTRIES
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Online Computing and IT Publications Provide Rich Resources for Computing Professionals
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New York, NY, February 14, 2007
– ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) passed a major
milestone in February, when the number of works represented in ACM's
vast digital collection of published computing literature passed the
1,000,000 mark. ACM's digital collection includes the Digital Library
(DL), which contains the full-text of everything ACM has published in
its 60 years, and the Guide to Computing Literature, a bibliographic
database of the key publications across the entire computing field.
ACM's Digital Library and Guide are used by thousands of computing
professionals from both industry and academia. The Digital Library and
Guide can be found at http://portal.acm.org/portal.cfm
"The
ACM Digital Library and the Guide bibliographic database are valuable
tools offering convenient access in one place to the published works in
the computing field," said John White, Chief Executive Officer of ACM.
"For people who design, develop and manage information systems, the DL
and Guide provide easy entry into the massive amounts of scientific and
technical information that drive innovation."
The
one millionth document in the Guide was the cover story "Spam and the
Ongoing Battle for the Inbox," in the February 2007 issue of Communications of the ACM, the organization's flagship publication covering existing and emerging technologies.
Dr.
White noted that use of ACM's DL and Guide has increased considerably
in the last five years, as the computing field has grown. "The growth
in ACM's digital collection reflects the growth and expansion of the
computing field. With one million entries, ACM's DL really is the
definitive digital collection for computing," he said.
The
number and availability of resources in ACM's online DL and Guide have
accelerated in the last decade. This growth is due in part to extended
applications of computing technology to more fields - from
entertainment to biotechnology, from weather forecasting to
transportation. The content in ACM's DL and Guide reflect the core
technologies that underlie all of these applications.
The
Guide provides links from its bibliographic records to original source
material. It covers core works in computing in all genres, including
journals, proceedings, books, technical reports, dissertations, and
requests for comment. Currently, the Guide includes bibliographic
entries for more than more than 370,000 journal articles; nearly
135,000 books; some 55,000 theses; almost 400,000 proceedings papers
from conferences; and over 40,000 reports and other resources. The
Guide increases by 50,000 items per year.
More information about access and subscriptions to the ACM Digital Library and Guide is at http://portal.acm.org/portal.cfm.
About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery http://www.acm.org,
is an educational and scientific society uniting the world's computing
educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share
resources and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the
profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of
the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM
supports the professional growth of its members by providing
opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and
professional networking.
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