Communications - March 2009

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introducing...

ACM’s
Newly Expanded
Online Books
& Courses Programs!

Helping Members Meet Today’s Career Challenges

3,000+ Online Courses from SkillSoft

The ACM Online Course Collection features full access to 3,000+ online courses from SkillSoft, a
leading provider of e-learning solutions. This new collection of courses offers a
host of valuable resources that will help to maximize your learning experience.
Available on a wide range of information technology and business subjects,
these courses are open to ACM Professional and Student Members.

SkillSoft courses offer a number of valuable features, including:
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“The course Certificate

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of Completion is
• Mentoring via email, online chats, threaded discussions - 24/7 great to attach to
• Exercises, offering a thorough interactive practice session appropriate to
job applications!”
the learning points covered previously in the course

ACM Professional Member

• Downloadable content for easy and convenient access
• Downloadable Certificate of Completion

600 Online Books from Safari

The ACM Online Books Collection includes full access to 600 online books from Safari® Books Online, featuring leading publishers including O’Reilly. Safari puts a complete IT and business e-reference library right on your desktop. Available to ACM Professional Members, Safari will help you zero in on exactly the information you need, right when you need it.

500 Online Books from Books24x7

All Professional and Student Members also have full access to 500 online books from Books24x7®, in ACM’s rotating collection of complete unabridged books on the hottest computing topics. This virtual library puts information at your fingertips. Search, bookmark, or read cover-to-cover. Your bookshelf allows for quick retrieval and bookmarks let you easily return to specific places in a book.