XRDS (magazine)
Encyclopedia
XRDS, formerly Crossroads, is the flagship academic magazine for student members of the Association for Computing Machinery
or ACM. Issues focus on computer science
topics and are published quarterly in both print and electronic forms. The magazine is distributed to tens of thousands of students worldwide. The full text of every issue is available online to ACM members through the ACM Digital Library, with many articles selected by the editorial staff open to the general public. The first edition was published in 1994(ACM 2010) and was ACM's first electronically produced publication, originally being distributed in HTML. It is run by a group of volunteer students and supported by staff at ACM headquarters in New York City. XRDS employs a mixed invited and unsolicited submissions model, which are refereed by a staff of permanent editors.(ACM 2010b). Issues exist for every quarter since Fall 1994, with a few extra, mid-Summer, issues (ACM 2010c).
, where articles are summaries of interesting research papers. With the Summer 2010 issue of XRDS, ACM inaugurates a completely revamped edition of the magazine. Targeted to both graduate and undergraduate students contemplating computing careers, the newly redesigned XRDS offers breaking news and information, practical career advice, and first-hand stories and profiles of people on the front lines of the burgeoning computing field.
The new magazine and its website http://xrds.acm.org reflect the real voices of today’s students, and will create a hub of interaction and communication for them to access.
XRDS has been designed as an easy-access resource for students who are focused on their futures. Readers now have a convenient channel to find valuable content not only on their field of study but on the student experience as well. With the magazines’ new website, students now have a central place where they can share their ideas and experiences through interactive features and by submitting articles for publication.
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
or ACM. Issues focus on computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
topics and are published quarterly in both print and electronic forms. The magazine is distributed to tens of thousands of students worldwide. The full text of every issue is available online to ACM members through the ACM Digital Library, with many articles selected by the editorial staff open to the general public. The first edition was published in 1994(ACM 2010) and was ACM's first electronically produced publication, originally being distributed in HTML. It is run by a group of volunteer students and supported by staff at ACM headquarters in New York City. XRDS employs a mixed invited and unsolicited submissions model, which are refereed by a staff of permanent editors.(ACM 2010b). Issues exist for every quarter since Fall 1994, with a few extra, mid-Summer, issues (ACM 2010c).
List of editors-in-chief
| # | Editor-In-Chief | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saveen Reddy | 1994 | 1994 |
| 2 | Lorrie Faith Cranor | 1994 | 1996 |
| 3 | John Cavanos | 1996 | 1998 |
| 4 | Lynellen D. S. Perry | 1998 | 2001 |
| 5 | Bill Stevenson | 2001 | 2005 |
| 6 | Jerry Guo | 2006 | 2009 |
| 7 | Chris Harrison | 2009 | Present |
Relaunch
The magazine was originally titled Crossroads, but in May 2010, it was given a makeover and the title was replaced by the pseudo-acronym "XRDS". Prior to the relaunch, the format of the magazine was similar to that of its cousin for ACM professional members, the Communications of the ACMCommunications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM is the flagship monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . First published in 1957, CACM is sent to all ACM members, currently numbering about 80,000. The articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information...
, where articles are summaries of interesting research papers. With the Summer 2010 issue of XRDS, ACM inaugurates a completely revamped edition of the magazine. Targeted to both graduate and undergraduate students contemplating computing careers, the newly redesigned XRDS offers breaking news and information, practical career advice, and first-hand stories and profiles of people on the front lines of the burgeoning computing field.
The new magazine and its website http://xrds.acm.org reflect the real voices of today’s students, and will create a hub of interaction and communication for them to access.
XRDS has been designed as an easy-access resource for students who are focused on their futures. Readers now have a convenient channel to find valuable content not only on their field of study but on the student experience as well. With the magazines’ new website, students now have a central place where they can share their ideas and experiences through interactive features and by submitting articles for publication.