I came across this post earlier by Greg Ramsey on [O'Reilly-> http://www.oreillynet.com] and though some readers may find it useful:
Inexpensive (and good) Computer-Based Training and Resources

Looking for inexpensive online Computer-Based Training? How about access to hundreds of online technical books? Take a look at what ACM and IEEE offer.

The [Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)->http://www.acm.org/] and the [Institue of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)->http://www.ieee.org/] Computer Society are two professional organizations that provide several Computer-Based Training Courses and electronic books free to current members. And considering the amount of training available, the cost of membership is very reasonable. This article offers a brief overview of the resources offered by each organization.

[Read the article->http://myitforum.techtarget.com/blog/osug/archive/2005/07/11/11051.aspx].