Data Mining Applications for Empowering Knowledge Societies

Data mining applications are becoming a more common part of corporate intelligence systems, and this textbook shows how these techniques are used to preserve historical data as well as predict future performance and financial trends. Rahman (Sustainable Development Networking Foundation, Bangladesh) presents an overview of all current application for data mining, including nanotechnology, knowledge societies, contemporary CRM, image mining, satellite technology and data warehousing. Designed for anyone who uses historical data to predict future outcomes in business, this book also focuses on the interface between commerce and electronic resources in libraries. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)