Focusing on the needs of businesses that rely on the web for marketing, communications and sales, this collection of articles offers professional-grade techniques, algorithms, protocols and tools that
"This book examines the potential of games and simulations in online learning, and how the future could look as developers learn to use the emerging capabilities of the Semantic Web. It explores how t
"This book provides insights and support for professionals and researchers working in the field of information and knowledge management, information quality, practitioners and managers of manufacturin
"This book is a brief that outlines many of the recent terrorist activities, political objectives, and their use of cyber space"--Provided by publisher.
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"This book investigates issues around teams in the virtual and hybrid classroom, offering a view of current research and practice on the subject of virtual and collaborative teams in teaching and lear
"This book includes an introduction to fuzzy logic, fuzzy databases and an overview of the state of the art in fuzzy modeling in databases"--Provided by publisher.
This book is ideal for graduates and undergraduates, as well as researchers working in either video data management or information retrieval. Video Data Management and Information Retrieval takes an i
Information Ethics: Privacy and Intellectual Property provides an up-to-date discussion of the main ethical issues that face today's information-intensive society, including the areas of intellectual
Interactive Multimedia in Education and Training emerges out of the need to share information and knowledge on the research and practices of using multimedia in various educational settings. The book
Online Collaborative Learning: Theory and Practice provides a resource for researchers and practitioners in the area of online collaborative learning (also known as CSCL, computer-supported collaborat
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the health sector can be used to vastly improve knowledge about spatial associations of disease. The editor presents 17 contributions that represent a sample of
Eighteen chapters by an international group of specialists describe the elements that create viable mobile commerce. Individual topics describe location based services, wireless devices, development
Academics, researchers, and practitioners in computer science, network architecture, network security, and systems administration examine networking technologies that provide promise for future use in
In 25 papers initially solicited, reviewed, edited, and selected on the Internet, specialists from many countries in various fields of business, communication, and technology explore some of the aspec
The "family effect" remains a challenge for researchers interested in both the family firm's organizational form and in the effects of familial ownership on a firm's strategy, structure, and performan
All too often in situations of armed conflicts, rape and other acts of sexual violence are used as military tactics. The use of sexual violence as a strategy of war is distinctively destructive and no
Contributors from a wide range of disciplines look at how digital technologies have changed the production, dissemination, and definition of knowledge, and where this might lead to. They cover experti
Contributors from information and computer sciences, of course, but also education and a few other fields examine the hierarchy of open source resources and information available, and the process of h
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