XRDS - Fall 2010

ACM Knowledge, Collaboration, & Innovation in Computing Resources for Student Members

XRDS: Crossroads is the ACM magazine for students. Re-launched and fully redesigned, XRDS provides students with what they need to succeed in their current academic and future professional careers. Each issue is packed with information about careers in computing, interviews and profiles of leaders in the field, and highlights from some of the most interesting research being done worldwide.

Learn more: XRDS.acm.org

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ACM Online Books and Courses

The ACM online books program includes full access to 500 online books from Books24x7®. In addition, student members get full access to 3,200

online courses in multiple languages and 1,000 virtual labs through ACM’s online course program. These courses are open to all ACM Student Members on a wide range of technical and business subjects.

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Communications of the ACM

Communications of the ACM, the flagship publication of ACM, is the leading print and online magazine for the computing and information technology fields. Industry leaders use Communications as a platform to present and debate various technology implications, public-policies, engineering challenges and market trends, and its new website features additional content, blogs and functionality.

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ACM Digital Library

The ACM Digital Library is the definitive online resources for computing professionals and students, providing access to ACM’s vast collection of publications and bibliographic citations from the universe of published IT literature.

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ACM Professional Development

ACM Student Members receive full access to software and courseware through the ACM Student Academic Initiative (SAI). ACM has developed unique relationships with several partners to offer valuable resources specifically for Student Members - at no additional cost!

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ACM’s Career & Job Center, powered by Job Target®, offers members the opportunity to view and apply for a wide variety of highly targeted technology jobs. ACM also provides free mentoring services through MentorNet®, the leading organization promoting e-mentoring relationships.

ACM Local Chapters

Hundreds of local chapters worldwide function as geographical hubs of activity for both ACM members and the computing community at large, offering seminars, lectures, and the opportunity to meet peers and experts in many fields of interest. 500+ Student Chapters enable all members to network with their peers with similar interests.

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ACM Conferences

Through its Special Interest Groups, ACM sponsors more than 120

conferences annually throughout the world, many of which offer unique opportunities for students to get involved.

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ACM Publications

ACM publishes, distributes, and archives original research and firsthand perspectives from the leading professionals in computing and information technology, helping computing students and professionals get the information they need when they need it.

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ACM Special Interest Groups

ACM’s 34 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) represent virtually every major area of computing. ACM SIGs offer a wealth of resources including conferences, proceedings and newsletters covering a broad array of technical expertise and providing firsthand knowledge of the latest development trends.

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ACM Electronic Services

ACM helps student members stay informed with convenient electronic services, including: Tech News, ACM’s online tri-weekly IT news digest;

CareerNews, ACM’s online bi-monthly IT news digest; Student Quick Takes , ACM’s quarterly student newsletters; and MemberNet, ACM’s Member Newsletter; plus an email forwarding address and filtering service with a free acm.org email address and high-quality Postini spam filtering; and much more!