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Additional softcopy resources

Want to try out the Online Library? Or get more information about it? More detailed information about the IBM Online Library can be found at the following resources.

Accessing the z/OS Internet Library on the Web

All z/OS books for Release 1 through the current release and for current z/OS software products are available online on the z/OS Internet Library in BookManager format. Some z/OS books are also available in PDF format. You can print books or parts of books from the Internet Library using the print capability that BookServer and your browser provide, or using the Adobe Reader to print the PDF files, where available.

Other CD-ROM collections available from the z/OS Internet Library are:

  • OS/390
  • Hardware
  • MVS/ESA
  • S/390 Redbooks
  • TPF (Transaction Processing Facility)
  • System z Redbooks
  • z/VM
  • z/VSE

You can learn more about z/OS from the z/OS Web site.

Accessing the OS/390 Internet Library on the Web

OS/390 books for Version 2 Release 4 through 10 and current OS/390 software product libraries are available online on the z/OS Internet Library in BookManager format. Some OS/390 books are also available in PDF format. You can print books or parts of books from the Internet library using the print capability that BookServer and your browser provide, or using the Adobe Reader to print the PDF files, where available.

Finding news about updated collections

For news about updated collections, see What's new?

Finding softcopy collection catalogs

To view the contents (catalogs) of the collections, see What's new?, select the specific collection name for the desired edition, and select "Collection Index."

Learning about BookManager

To find out more about the BookManager product and learn about enhancements, go to the BookManager home page.

Accessing IBM Redbooks

To view and download Redbooks and Redbooks-in-progress (Redpieces) on the World Wide Web, go to the IBM Redbooks site. Redbooks are technical publications produced by the International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), and include actual experiences, sample code, typical scenarios, and step-by-step, "how-to" guidelines.