Video games are now a ubiquitous form of media used by the majority of the American population. However, the academic research field surrounding this genre does not accurately reflect the pervasive in
Based on the notion that sport management and marketing theories developed in the West may not be applicable in Asia because of cultural and historical differences, scholars of sport and business desc
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Access to government information faces many roadblocks in developing and emerging economies due to lack of appropriate legal frameworks and other requisite information laws. However, there is hope tha
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Too often the suggestion of using games and virtual environments in an educational setting is met with skepticism and objections. Many traditionally-oriented educators are simply not aware of the bene
Semantic web continues to be an increasingly important system for allowing end-users to share and communicate information online. Semantic Web: Ontology and Knowledge Base Enabled Tools, Services and
As the areas of community education and professional development continue to expand, the technologies that are utilized in these programs are also progressively advancing. However, it can sometimes be
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Contributors from communication and information sciences, but also from natural, geospatial, and social sciences examine how information and computing resources are being used now in those sciences an
Fourteen contributions apply multi-agent methods to distributed architectures for production planning and supply chain management, the design of distributed organizations, and general network interact
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Yang (curriculum and instruction, Central China Normal U. and State U. of New York at Oswego) and Wang (curriculum, instruction, and special education, U. of Southern Mississippi) collect 19 cases rel
This work offers both academic and practitioner perspectives on the use of information communication technologies (ICTs) in human rights work. International contributors are from diverse fields includ
Greenlaw (computer science, US Naval Academy) offers general advice on writing a manuscript, discusses the ethical standards put forth in the ACM code of ethics and professional conduct, and defines f
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Contributors from natural and social sciences and the humanities examine ideas and examples of research projects held together perhaps across the world by the Internet and a variety of communication a
As new technologies make greater and greater amounts of data available, making sense of those mountains of information becomes more challenging, complex, and uncertain in terms of making solid managem
Computer and information scientists explain to business leaders the importance of privacy and having tools necessary to build privacy into the business process. They cover the appropriate technology,
This collection of seventeen articles on social networking showcases current scholarship in the use of online communities as hubs for exchanging health related information and services. Chapters discu
Bose (University of Hong Kong) gathers contributors from12 countries to offer expert viewpoints on key issues in the field of network and data communications. Some areas discussed include empirical pr
Several of the ten papers in this collection explore modeling methods for active domains, knowledge management, deontic business rules, and organizational memory. Other topics include matching models
Once fantastic, now ubiquitous, artificial intelligence (AI) and integrated intelligent information systems (IIISs) continue to fascinate. Reflecting this fascination are these 20 articles, the contri
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The success of a business is largely determined by how adaptably it can facilitate innovative digital architectures and human-based resources. By redesigning this process, businesses have also changed
