Developed by
reviews.com, a Silicon Valley-based publisher of reviews of
academic and professional literature, and the Association for Computing
Machinery (ACM), Computing Reviews is a dynamic community
where qualified reviewers recommend the best new books,
articles, and other media; where editors ensure the integrity
of reviews; and where the entire computer science community
collaborates. The result is a continually updated overview of
the best new material
published in the field.
"We've
developed Computing Reviews as the premier site for reviews of
computing literature, and our selection as site of the month
by CMP's InformationWeek shows the information
community is recognizing that achievement," said Bruce
Antelman, Chief Executive
Officer
of reviews.com.
 10
years of archives online
Computing
Reviews is an online system that provides scientists and
professionals with reviews of articles and books in computer
science. Based on Computing Reviews, which the ACM
has been publishing for more than 40 years, Computing Reviews
brings 10 years of archives online for searching and browsing.
The service provides a new way for readers to search for and
access information based on quality, and allows reviewers to
write, and editors to edit, directly
on
the Web.
"Reviews.com's
technological and software development expertise has provided
our editors and reviewers with the ideal venue for quickly and
efficiently publishing their reviews." said Carol Wierzbicki,
Executive Editor of ACM's Computing Reviews. "The ACM has a
history of publishing reviews based on quality, relevance and
currency of information. Readers will now benefit from the
ability to search and browse those reviews, link to full text,
share their opinions and read multiple points of view from the
perspective of a global online community. I am very pleased to
offer these services to our members; the ACM has been
providing its content digitally for over three years, and has
always been at the forefront of using technology in our
organization."
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Interface transferable to other
academic communities
"We are very
excited to have been able to team with the ACM for our first
offering," said Antelman of reviews.com. "The technology we've
perfected for computingreviews.com has provided the base to
build reviews.com into the premier reviewing service for
academic and scientific literature. We are currently searching
for new partners, as we have designed the computingreviews.com
interface and production system to be easily transferable to
other academic, professional and consumer communities. The
addition of more titles will enhance the service further by
affording reviews.com the unique ability to share information
among disciplines." Reviews.com is currently negotiating
agreements with other societies and information providers who
wish to provide a community environment for reviews and a
wider audience
for
their content.
Founded in
1999, reviews.com develops community based reviewing services
for academic and professional disciplines. Reviews.com is
affiliated with Information Express which has been delivering
information both in hardcopy and online for 15 years.
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