ITIL^® Books

'ITIL^®' is the acronym for 'IT Infrastructure Library^®'. ITIL is a set of books that contain best practice in IT service management. 'ITIL' and 'IT Infrastructure Library' are registered trademarks that belong to the OGC (the UK's Office of Government Commerce) and they are published by TSO (the Stationery Office).

The current (new) version of ITIL is ITIL version 3 (ITILv3), which is contained in five core books plus an official introduction. All the ITILv3 books are available in soft covers, downloadable pdf and annual subscription.

The introduction to ITIL, the official gateway to ITILv3, is The Official Introduction to the ITIL Service Lifecycle, which has high-level process models and describes all the other books in the library.

The five core titles area:

• Service Strategy
• Service Design
• Service Transition
• Service Operation
• Continual Service Improvement

The five core titles are designed to be read together as a suite of books forming the complete ITIL lifecycle. They are therefore available in money-saving complete collections.

Buy the ITIL V3 (ITIL Refresh) - Official Lifecyle Publication Suite (softcovers)

You can also get a special package containing the Lifecycle Publication Suite AS WELL AS the Official Introduction in our unique 'Complete Library Plus.'

Buy the ITIL V3 (ITIL Refresh) - Complete Library Plus (soft covers)

ITILv3 Available in Multiple Formats

The new ITILv3 library was first published on 31 May 2007 and the entire library as well as individual titles are available in

• soft covers,
• downloadable pdf (Adobe Digital Editions),
• online subscription (single user), and
• eBook (MobiPocket eBook) version.
• a Multiple user online subscription, which is applicable only to the Complete Publication Suite and/or the Official Introduction. 

All the above formats are available from the IT Governance online shop, as is the official set of ITILv3 Key Element Guides.

The ITILv3 Foundation Starter Kit is the best starting point for anyone looking to learn the basics of IT Service Management with ITIL.

As well as the official ITL titles available from the OGC and TSO there are number of other highly respected supporting titles available that support ITIL Version 3.  Some of these are as follows:

1. Foundations of IT Service Management based on ITIL v3
2. Servicing ITIL: A Handbook of IT Services for ITIL Managers and Practitioners
3. Implementing ITIL: Adapting Your IT Organization to the Coming Revolution in IT Service Management
4. Measuring ITIL: Measuring, Reporting and Modeling - the IT Service Management Metrics
5. Effective IT Service Management: To ITIL and Beyond!

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