© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery Intro to the ACM Digital Library February 24, 2012 Intro to the ACM Digital Library February 24, 2012

© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery Introduction Very Briefly about ACM Very Briefly about ACM Digital Library & Guide to Computing Literature A few unique features of DL, including: –Bibliometrics –Author Profile Pages –Institututional Profile Pages –ACM Special Interest Group (SIG) Profile Pages –ACM Conference Profile Pages Computing Reviews – Integration with ACM DL

© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery Very Briefly About ACM ACM is the leading professional member organization in the field of computing with over 108,000 members from over 180 countries, established in 1947 Leading publisher of: –Journals (43+) + Full-text Access to an additional 10 journals –Conference proceedings (over 1,000 distinct titles and volumes) –Magazines (9+) –Newsletters (30+) –Databases (full text and bibliographic) Leading conference organizer in the field of computing (200+ annually)

© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery Very Briefly about ACM Digital Library 300,000+ Full-text Articles 2.0+ Million Pages of Full-text Articles 20,000+ New Full-Text Articles Loaded Annually 3,500+ Multimedia files (Audio & Video) 2,000+ Conference Proceedings Full-Text Largest Bibliographic Database in field of Computing called Guide to Computing Literature, which is fully integrated on the DL Platform: –1.7 million records –6,000 Publishers covered –230,000 distinct titles covered –162,516 books covered –64,763 theses covered –750,000 Conference Proceedings Covered Some Key Functionality: –Web Account Login –Binders –Share features –Endeca Guided Navigation (filtered search) –Bibliometrics –Profile Pages

© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery Very Briefly About the Guide to Computing Literature ACM Digital Library is heavily integrated with and includes unrestricted access to the Guide to Computing Literature. The Guide bibliography includes: –1,739,151 Bibliographic Records –990,647 Abstracts –231,000 Distinct Titles –1,000+ Publishers' Content –750,000 Conference Proceedings records –586,881 Journals & Magazines –162,516 Books –64,763 Theses –25,267 Technical Reports –3,771 RFC Documents The Guide Data Powers ACM Profile Pages (See Demo)

© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery Very Briefly About Computing Reviews Overview of and pointers to new and hot articles and books Over 1,000 reviewers pick the best articles and books 18 editors check reviews to ensure accuracy and excellence Reviews published daily, Editors Picks and recommendations weekly Journal articles, books and proceedings from all major publishers Fully indexed and integrated with the ACM Digital Library Searchable archives back to 1985 Keeps users up-to-date on the latest in computing Points readers to articles and books worth reading

© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library Subject Areas Subject and Technical Areas Covered by the ACM Digital Library –Artificial Intelligence –Cloud Computing –Graphics/Imaging –Communication –Data mining –Databases –Design Automation –Embedded Systems –Networking –Human Computer Interaction –Wireless/Mobility –Computer Architecture –Data Structures –Distributed Computing –Security –Software –Network Architecture –Many other primary and secondary subject areas related to computing, computer science, and information technology

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© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery Upcoming Training Sessions Overview of ACM Publications Overview of ACM Magazines - Separate ACM Websites & Content in the DL Analyzing ACM Usage Statistics ACM Computing Reviews ACM Publication Bibliometrics / Computing Analytics Introduction to the ACM Overview of the Guide to Computing Literature Basic & Advanced Search Functionality in the ACM DL Overview of the ACM DL Landing Page ACM Citation Pages What is included in an ACM DL Annual License Go to the following Website for Complete Schedule