ACM Digital Library

aid: acm
name: ACM Digital Library
kind: company
description: >-
  The ACM Digital Library is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic
  literature covering computing and information technology. Published by the Association for Computing Machinery
  (ACM), it provides access to journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, and technical reports
  spanning the complete history of ACM publications. As of January 2026, the ACM Digital Library is fully open
  access, offering free basic access to its entire corpus of computing research. Programmatic access is
  available through web-based search endpoints, DOI-based content retrieval, citation export (BibTeX, EndNoteL,
  ACM Ref), and Premium tier bulk download and research analytics capabilities. The library also provides the
  ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a comprehensive bibliographic database extending beyond ACM publications
  to cover the broader computing literature.
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tags:
  - Academic
  - Bibliographic Records
  - Citations
  - Computing
  - Conference Proceedings
  - DOI
  - Digital Library
  - Journals
  - Metadata
  - Open Access
  - Publications
  - Research
  - Scholarly
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
access: Public
position: Provider
apis:
  - aid: acm:acm-search-api
    name: ACM Digital Library Search API
    description: >-
      The ACM Digital Library search endpoint allows programmatic querying of computing literature across ACM's
      full publication corpus. Queries are issued against the doSearch action endpoint with parameters for
      full-text search terms, pagination (startPage, pageSize), and scope expansion. The endpoint returns
      HTML responses reflecting search results and supports access to ACM conference proceedings, journals,
      magazines, and the broader ACM Guide to Computing Literature. Institutional or ACM member authentication
      unlocks access to full-text content beyond open-access articles.
    humanURL: https://dl.acm.org/search/
    baseURL: https://dl.acm.org
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://dl.acm.org/search/
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://libraries.acm.org/subscriptions-access/authentication
    tags:
      - Bibliographic Records
      - Computing
      - Conference Proceedings
      - Full-Text Search
      - Journals
      - Metadata
      - Publications
      - Research
      - Search

  - aid: acm:acm-content-retrieval-api
    name: ACM Digital Library Content Retrieval API
    description: >-
      Individual publications, conference papers, and journal articles in the ACM Digital Library are
      accessible via persistent DOI-based URLs at dl.acm.org/doi/{doi}. ACM maintains DOI registration
      through CrossRef and operates its own DOI resolution service. As of January 2026, all ACM-published
      content is open access, making bibliographic metadata and many full-text articles freely available.
      The endpoint supports retrieval of article abstracts, author information, affiliation data, citation
      counts, and full-text PDF downloads where permitted.
    humanURL: https://dl.acm.org/
    baseURL: https://dl.acm.org
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://libraries.acm.org/digital-library/platform-and-features
      - type: OpenAccess
        url: https://dl.acm.org/openaccess
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://libraries.acm.org/subscriptions-access/authentication
    tags:
      - Articles
      - Content
      - DOI
      - Full-Text
      - Metadata
      - Open Access
      - Publications
      - Retrieval

  - aid: acm:acm-citation-export-api
    name: ACM Digital Library Citation Export API
    description: >-
      The ACM Digital Library provides citation export functionality supporting BibTeX, EndNote, and ACM
      Reference format downloads for individual articles and bulk search result sets. Users can export
      individual citations from article pages or export all results from a search query. The export
      interface is accessible through the web UI and supports selecting individual items or all search
      results. BibTeX exports are compatible with reference managers including Mendeley and Zotero.
      Premium subscribers have access to enhanced citation tools and bulk export capabilities.
    humanURL: https://libraries.acm.org/training-resources/new-dl-features/citation-functions
    baseURL: https://dl.acm.org
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://libraries.acm.org/training-resources/new-dl-features/citation-functions
      - type: ExportGuide
        url: https://libraries.acm.org/training-resources/new-dl-features/exporting-citations
    tags:
      - BibTeX
      - Citations
      - EndNote
      - Export
      - Metadata
      - Reference Management
      - Scholarly

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://dl.acm.org/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://libraries.acm.org/digital-library/platform-and-features
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://libraries.acm.org/subscriptions-access/authentication
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://libraries.acm.org/subscriptions-access
  - type: CorporatePricing
    url: https://libraries.acm.org/subscriptions-access/corporate-pricing
  - type: GovernmentPricing
    url: https://libraries.acm.org/subscriptions-access/government/dl-pricing
  - type: AcademicPricing
    url: https://libraries.acm.org/subscriptions-access/academic/dl-pricing
  - type: OpenAccess
    url: https://dl.acm.org/openaccess
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/copyright-policy
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.acm.org/about-acm/privacy-policy
  - type: Blog
    url: https://cacm.acm.org/
  - type: TrainingResources
    url: https://libraries.acm.org/training-resources
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/association-for-computing-machinery
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/TheOfficialACM
  - type: Support
    url: https://dl.acm.org/contact
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]