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» Advanced COBOL for Structured and Object-Oriented Programming
   Book by Gary DeWard Brown offers A pre-millennial update to the classic COBOL resource, focusing on client/server applications and featuring a hands-on tutorial on implementing object-oriented COBOL.
   http://www.wiley.com/legacy/compbooks/cobol/

» COBOL Developer News
   A newsletter for the COBOL development community from Fujitsu Software Corporation. The newsletter covers topical issues such as late-breaking COBOL news, new products, hints and tips, and user success stories.
   http://www.netcobol.com/news/

» COBOL Gold Mine
   COBOL is dead, Long Live COBOL! An international site where technical staff and management can discover and learn about the possibilities of the new COBOL/OO COBOL. Free International discussion forum.
   http://ils-international.com/

» COBOL Language
   This document provides the X/Open definition of the COBOL Language which is that set of COBOL Language facilities that programmers should follow when using COBOL compilers on conformant systems. The X/Open definition is based on the ISO 1989:1985 Programm
   http://www.opengroup.org/public/pubs/catalog/c192.htm

» COBOL Portal: COBOL Books
   The one-stop shop for COBOL related news, programming tips, resources and everything COBOL.
   http://www.cobolportal.com/bookstore/

» COBOL Programmers, Face It: Your Favorite Code Is Outdated and Losing Support
   James R. Borck for InfoWorld. In the nearly five years I have been writing for InfoWorld, never has an article of mine generated such incredible response.
   http://www.itworld.com/IW010108opborck

» COBOL Programming Books
   Descriptions of various COBOL programming books for purchase.
   http://www.theamericanprogrammer.com/books/books.cobol.shtml

» Cobol for OS/390 Power Programming
   by David Shelby Kirk at MVS Training site.
   http://www.mvs-training.com/

» Forever COBOL
   Lauren Gibbons Paul for Datamation. Companies are using a variety of tools and techniques to maintain and modernize their legacy applications.
   http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/611261

» IBM COBOL Publications
   COBOL and related publications are available here in various formats including PDF, BookManager, and various zipped file formats. You can view or download publications directly or you can order publications by phone.
   http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/cobol/library/

» IBM Redbooks
   The source for finding complete IBM redbooks and redbooks-in-progress (redpieces) on the World Wide Web. You can view and download the complete contents of books online.
   http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/redbooks/

» MIke Murach and Associates
   An online catalog of Mainframe book titles. Subjects include MVS/JCL, COBOL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, and MVS/TSO.
   http://www.murach.com/books/mainframe.htm

» MVS Help
   A resource site for mainframe programmers including manuals and reference guides for COBOL, Assembler, JCL, CICS, TSO, DB2, IMS, IBM Utilities, and ISPF.
   http://www.mvshelp.net/ref01.htm

» Standard Object-Oriented Cobol
   Book by Ned Chapin. Covers the new syntax in COBOL-97 and stresses the design that must be done before a COBOL program is written. The text builds on software engineering principles and practices combined with object-oriented technology to enable effectiv
   http://www.wiley.com/legacy/compbooks/catalog/12974-7.htm

» Successful COBOL Upgrades: Highlights and Programming Techniques
   Book by Young Chae and Steven Rogers. Offers a concise primer on how newer versions of COBOL differ from older ones still in circulation, outlines programming techniques for new features, and highlights advantages, obstacles, and surprises programmers may
   http://www.wiley.com/legacy/compbooks/catalog/33011-6.htm

» The COBOL Center Bookstore
   Learning resources for COBOL and COBOL programming.
   http://www.infogoal.com/cbd/cbdbks.htm

» Year 2000 in a Nutshell
   Book by Norman Shakespeare. Addresses the Year 2000 computer dilemma, providing a compact compendium of solutions and reference information useful for addressing the problem. Includes a COBOL quick reference, plus reference for date-related functions.
   http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781565924215/