© 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

Intro to the ACM Digital LibraryFebruary 24, 2012

Intro to the ACM Digital LibraryFebruary 24, 2012


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


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 2000+ volumes) – Magazines (9+) – Newsletters (30+) – Databases (full text and bibliographic)

• Leading conference organizer in the field of computing (200+ annually)


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


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)


Very Briefly About Computing Reviews

Overview of and pointers to new and hot articles and bookswww.computingreviews.com

• Over 1,000 reviewers pick the best articles and books• 18 editors check reviews to ensure accuracy and excellence• Reviews published daily, Editor’s 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


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


Librarian Resource Web Site

http://librarians.acm.orgContains Information on publicationsContains Training Guides & Videos

Contains Archive of Quarterly ACM DL NewsletterContains Information on ACM DL Features & Functionality

Contains Information on Pricing & PoliciesContains Contact Information about Subscription Agents

Contains Latest News Section to keep Librarians & End Users Up-to-Date


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 Schedulehttp://librarians.acm.org/dl-weekly-online-training-sessions