The Cloud Computing and Services Science book comprises a collection of the best papers presented at the International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science (CLOSER), which was held in Th
The Cloud Computing and Services Science book comprises a collection of the best papers presented at the International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science (CLOSER), which was held in Th
This book contains the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Exploring Services Science (IESS) that was held in Geneva, Switzerland, in February 2010. Based on the previous ed
International contributors in business management, business information technology, computer science, tourism, and marketing explore current trends and challenges in e-services and mobile communicatio
Practice and Science of Standard Barbering: A Practical and Complete Course of Training in Basic barber services and related barber science. Prepared especially for use by barber schools, barber stude
This book contains the refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International conference on Exploring Services Science (IESS) in Geneva, Switzerland, in February 2010. The goal of the Confere
Science Libraries in the Self Service Age: Developing New Services, Targeting New Users suggests ways in which libraries can remain relevant to their institution. This book describes the myriad of new
Quality of Experience Paradigm in Multimedia Services: Application to OTT Video Streaming and VoIP Services introduces the concept of 'Quality of Experience', presenting all parameters which directly
Evans, a former university librarian, author, consultant, and library supervisor, et al. offer a textbook for library science students on library technical services that focuses on five aspects of bri
In response to the economic impact of the service sector, services science must be established as an academic discipline. This book includes detailed articles and short statements written by academics
Ecosystem Services: Global Issues, Local Practices covers scientific input, socioeconomic considerations, and governance issues on ecosystem services. This book provides hands-on transdisciplinary ref
By introducing Semantic Web technologies into geospatial Web services, this book addresses the semantic description of geospatial data and standards-based Web services, discovery of geospatial data an
Forty contributions from academics and practitioners from around the world discuss the marketing of library and information services. Editor Gupta (library and information science, Vardhaman Mahaveer
Writing the Science Fiction Film describes the kinds of stories that work best as science fiction, explores the parameters of the science fiction genre, and shows what science fiction can offer to wri
Quality-of-Service (QoS) is normally used to describe the non-functional characteristics of Web services and as a criterion for evaluating different Web services. QoS Management of Web Services presen
Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures, and Cloud Computing is a jargon-free, highly illustrated explanation of how to leverage the rapidly multiplying services available on the Internet. The fu
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2012, held in Porto, Portugal, in April 2012. The 15 pa
