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.

Learning resources for COBOL and COBOL programming.

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...

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 effe...

A resource site for mainframe programmers including manuals and reference guides for COBOL, Assembler, JCL, CICS, TSO, DB2, IMS, IBM Utilities, and ISPF.

An online catalog of Mainframe book titles. Subjects include MVS/JCL, COBOL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, and MVS/TSO.

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.

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.

Lauren Gibbons Paul for Datamation. Companies are using a variety of tools and techniques to maintain and modernize their legacy applications.

Descriptions of various COBOL programming books for purchase.