| Walt Mankowski on 30 May 2008 08:06:17 -0700 |
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On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 08:35:49PM -0400, William H. Magill wrote: > On May 27, 2008, at 5:57 PM, Brian Vagnoni wrote: > > > Got an ACM intro deal in my mailbox today just curious if it's worth > > the $84. > > ACM is THE trade association for the academic Computer Science crowd. > IEEE likes to think it is, but it only carries weight with the > "engineering" > side of Computer Science. As a gross generalization, the distinction > is: > ACM= algorithms and IEEE = chips. > > So, yes, especially if you want any kind of "academic" career or one in > which academic "credentials," "contacts," and "publications" count. > > The on-line library is a good source for information on all kinds of > Computer Science. The ACM Digital Library is indeed very cool. It's worth pointing out, though, that if you have access to a college library website (perhaps via an alumni account at your alma mater) you might be able to access it through that. Walt Attachment:
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