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06.07
IEEE-USA
E-Books Offer IEEE Members Valuable References
and Resources
By Sharon Richardson
Need to know the ins and
outs of consulting? Searching for
information on electric energy reliability? Want
tips on writing a resume? Or would you like to
know how to communicate with members of
Congress? Check out IEEE-USA's e-books [www.ieeeusa/communications/ebooks]
for
a diversified array of valuable references and
resources on these topics and more, offered to members for
free, or at a low, discounted member price.
IEEE-USA launched its e-book
publishing program in 2006 to provide useful and
educational information on topics pf interest to
the IEEE’s U.S. members. The e-book format
provides a medium for delivering a wealth of
information in one concentrated
resource, in an easily downloadable PDF format,
and at an affordable price. IEEE-USA envisions
offering IEEE members quality original and
compilation e-books at great prices that would
both assist them in their career guidance and
development, and help educate and inform IEEE
members on tech policy topics of interest to
engineers.
IEEE-USA’s catalog is growing to
include e-books on a wide range of subjects
within the organization’s overall purview of
advancing members’ careers and influencing
public policy. Currently, IEEE-USA offers
17 e-books. Here’s an overview of some
popular titles from our e-book library:
The Best of Today’s Engineer
Series
The
Best of Today’s Engineer (TE) e-books are very
popular among those members purchasing IEEE-USA
e-books. These compilations are great reference
and research tools, providing many
articles on a particular topic conveniently
available in one e-book.
A new e-book
in this series has just been released: The Best
of Today’s Engineer: On Career Transitions. This
e-book includes approximately 125 pages of
articles that help members prepare for, and cope
with, career changes. When Paul Kostek, IEEE-USA
vice-president of Career Policy, read this
e-book, he said: “When one door closes, another
door opens. Change is a given in engineering
careers, and today’s job market offers
incredible opportunities to those willing to
face career challenges and changes head-on. The
compilation of articles in The Best of TE: On Career Transitions can help members
handle many situations they may face in their
careers; take advantage of whatever
opportunities come their way; and motivate them
to be prepared, be aware, and be willing to take
chances –- turning career transitions into new
career paths.”
Nonmembers pay $9.95. Members
pay $4.95, and can purchase this e-book by going
to
www.ieeeusa.org/e-books/July.
The Best of Today’s Engineer: On
Consulting was the first e-book published and
the first in the Best of TE series. It gives the
reader information on how to start a
consultant’s network, get paid for it, and how
to make the transition from marketing to paid
consultant. The book also includes a sample
contract, and a copy of the IEEE-USA’s 2004
Profile of Consultants. The book is
useful to anyone who is considering consulting,
providing a good list of things to consider.
Another e-book in The Best of TE
series, The Best of Today’s Engineer: On Career
Survival, highlights the skills needed to
survive in a changing job market, especially for
engineers.
IEEE members can purchase the e-books in the
Best of Today’s Engineer series for less than
$5.00 –- a great value for a lot of reference
material.
Tech Policy E-Books
IEEE-USA also offers e-books of
interest to members in the tech policy area,
such as RFID: The State of Radio Frequency
Identification Implementation and Policy
Implications, by IEEE-USA’s Committee on Communications Policy Committee (CCP). This e-book
provides a basic introduction to RFID technology
and surveys the current state of its
implementation.
NHIN: Interoperability for the
National Health Information Network, by
IEEE-USA’s Medical Technology Policy Committee
Interoperability Working Group, discusses the
role of standards in guaranteeing
interoperability, and provides a taxonomy of
standards for developing the NHIN.
E-books may be
valuable to different groups of readers for
different reasons. For example,
the CCP
developed the RFID e-book as a resource to help
explain the basics of RFID technology to
policy-makers here in Washington, but reader
feedback indicates that a number of members
found it to be a useful primer for engineers
considering RFID as new career field.
Free E-Books
A few selected IEEE-USA e-books
are offered for a limited time for free, such as
the IEEE-USA Program Book, the IEEE-USA
Unemployment Survey Results, the IEEE-USA
Consultant’s Profile, and the 2006 Consultants’
Fee Survey. And to motivate members to renew
their IEEE membership, upon renewal, members
can select a free IEEE-USA e-book of their
choice.
IEEE-USA is putting out a call
for e-books –- and invites IEEE volunteers and
members to submit queries for e-books they may
want to write. If you've got an idea for an
e-book that will educate other
IEEE members on a particular topic of expertise,
e-mail your
e-book queries and ideas to IEEE-USA Publishing
Manager Georgia Stelluto [g.stelluto@ieee.org].
You can purchase IEEE-USA
e-books –- and download your free ones –- at
www.ieeeusa.org/communications/ebooks.
Sharon Richardson is staff
assistant for communications at IEEE-USA, and
editorial assistant for IEEE-USA Today's
Engineer Digest.
Comments may
be submitted to todaysengineer@ieee.org. Opinions expressed are the
author's.
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