The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has entered into a long-term agreement with Morgan & Claypool to co-publish a series of scholarly books that capture the latest advances in computing research. These books, to be available from both ACM and Morgan & Claypool later this year, will feature research surveys and graduate level textbooks that reflect high-quality, innovative research in a wide area of computing and information technology.
All the titles in the ACM Books Series will be accessible from the ACM Digital Library (DL) as well as a wide range of commercial eBook platforms including Amazon, iBooks, and Barnes & Noble. Downloads of these books on multiple devices including mobile applications will also be available.
According to ACM, these books will have great appeal to the growing computing community, including authors, researchers, practitioners, educators, and students. They will be published using a digital-first model with an emphasis on author services, speedy publication, low cost, wide distribution, and easy accessibility.
Initially, the ACM Books Series will focus on computing research areas such as Computer Graphics, Database Systems, Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Theoretical Computer Science. Over time, the Series will expand into other areas like Embedded Systems, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Mathematical Computation, and Software Engineering. The Series constitutes an important complement to ACM’s existing portfolio of peer reviewed journals, technical magazines, conference proceedings, and technical newsletters. It will ultimately cover the entire computing discipline.
The Books initiative also expands ACM’s lifelong learning opportunities, which enable computing professionals and students to keep up to date on emerging technologies. Among the resources available from the ACM Learning Center are an extensive curated collection of online books and videos, courses, Webinars, Tech Packs, and Learning Paths.
