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ACM NAMES FELLOWS FOR COMPUTING ADVANCES THAT ARE DRIVING INNOVATION

ACM has recognized 46 of its members for their contributions to computing that have provided fundamental knowledge to the computing field and generated multiple technology advances in industry, commerce, healthcare, entertainment, and education. The ...

NEW ACM TRANSACTIONS ON INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS DEBUTS

The first issue of ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS) debuted in ACM's Digital...

30-DAY FREE TRIAL ACCESS FOR INTERESTED INSTITUTIONS

30-day free trial access are avaiable for institutions. The trial to the ACM DL provides an opportunity for an institution's students, faculty members, researchers and practitioners and engineers to evaluate the ACM Digital Library database prior to purchasing an annual subscription.

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CALL FOR COMPUTING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM FOR HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH IT PROPOSALS

ACM would like to inform the computing community about an opportunity to submit proposals for workshop programs that define visions and agendas for exciting frontiers of computing research. The intent is to generate interest from funding agencies, with awards...

ACM SUPPORTS ATHENS AND SHIBBOLETH AUTHENTICATION

ACM now provides access to the ACM Digital Library via Athens or Shibboleth authentication. Librarians may now send a formal request to dl-info@hq.acm.org and have Athens or Shibboleth authentication enabled for their institution.

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THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE-BYTE MISTAKE" GENERATES BUZZ

A column on the acmqueue website questions the decision by C/UNIX/Posix creators Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Brian Kernighan to use NUL-terminated text strings. Bikeshed columnist Poul-Henning Kamp surveys the impact of this choice and its...

Please Take ACM's Digital Library Pricing Survey

ACM is conducting a brief survey to gain insight into publisher pricing and the purchasing habits of academic, government, and corporate libraries, as well as to make adjustments to its current pricing policies and practices.

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NEW TITLES IN ACM JOURNALS PROGRAM

ACM has recently expanded its catalog of scholarly computing journals with two new titles. One reflects topics on artificial intelligence with a multidisciplinary perspective. The other includes articles on information management systems within organizations, businesses, and societies. These publications, led by...

ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY ADDS INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE PAGES

The latest enhancement to ACM's Digital Library is Institutional Profile pages for institutions with which ACM DL authors are affiliated, offering a snapshot of each institution's contributions to the computing...

ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY ANNOUNCES 2011 SLA IPOD SHUFFLE WINNERS

ACM Digital Library is pleased to announce 10 winners of the 2011 SLA iPod Shuffles. Congratulations to the winners!!