In the preface this book notes how computer vision is still at an "immature" stage of development and how much research, until recently, has only been devoted to specific tasks. This volume is intende
This collection of fifteen articles on advanced data mining technologies provides an overview of current scholarship in this increasingly important field of information management. Divided into sectio
This collection of twenty four articles on business development of online educational services showcases current scholarship in the marketing and financing of distance learning programs. The volume is
This collection of seventeen articles on virtual environments examines the nexus of aesthetics and semantics in the creation of online interactive spaces. Topics discussed include virtual metaplastici
This collection of fifteen articles on the assessment of Information Technology (IT) efficiency and value in business environments presents an overview of policies and practices that allow corporate m
This collection explores the role of knowledge management in organizational learning (OL) processes and the development of innovative products. Three of the papers apply knowledge management principle
This collection of fifteen articles on learning and teaching in rich virtual environments presents recent research on the nexus of pedagogy and virtual worlds. The volume is divided into five sections
This collection offers insights on the design of computer game sound and examines the influence of sound on players psychologically, emotionally, and physiologically. Written by researchers, academics
This collection of twenty-six articles on technology integration in the classroom presents current scholarship on the evolution of pedagogy in the digital age. Divided into sections focusing on each o
This collection of seventeen articles on affective systems showcases current scholarship in the induction and detection of emotional responses in computing. The work is divided into five sections begi
This collection of papers presents an overview of the field and applications of social computing (such as social networking and social media). It is divided into four main sections that reflect the pe
The 15 papers in this collection explore the potential of virtual worlds for teaching children and adults, analysis of personalized online training paths, assessment of interoperable tools for Nigeria
This collection of nine articles on next-generation information gathering and processing technologies provides information on current research in integrated networking and mobile assistant application
This collection of twelve scholarly articles examines the technological, social and public policy aspects of hacking and network security as it relates to business and computer crime. Divided into thr
This collection considers the potential value of emerging social software tools for learners in the new millennium and describes pedagogy applications of the new technologies in higher education. The
Acknowledging that information communication technology constantly opens new doors to both opportunities and risks, this collection explores the need to integrate data protection and privacy from the
This collection of nineteen articles by academic, government and industry experts in information management showcases the latest research in interoperability and standards based informatics. The artic
This collection of 22 contributed chapters begins with frameworks and principles for talking about virtual collaborative writing, and then continues with discussion of the practicalities. The contribu
"This book proposes simulation games supported by the most recent discoveries and advances in theories of learning research, and gears operational decisions toward the development of an integrated sys
This collection of twenty-one articles on online education showcases current scholarship in developing online technologies such as Learning Management Systems (LMS) and course management software. The
For educators, course designers, and managers in academia, Bromage (learning development, Coventry University, UK) et al. bring together 29 case studies that consider how interprofessionalism can be p
Written principally by academics teaching at American colleges, the 16 papers in this collection offer advice to pre-service teachers on developing online environments that assist students and profess
The opening chapters of this collection describe a systematic approach to managing natural disasters, a multimedia educational game for disaster risk reduction in Venezuela, public awareness and train
The 13 papers in this collection investigate the behaviors, practices, and systems that enable users and organizations to collaborate during the seeking, searching, retrieval, and use of information.
This collection of fifteen articles on Knowledge Management (KM) highlights current scholarship in the use of these business policies and practices to effect moral and ethical development of cultural
Stand-alone chapters in this book look at autonomous peer-to-peer web services models and emerging technologies. Major themes are multi-agent systems development, context searching, framework design,
The 16 chapters in this collection examine the changing nature of communication and relationships in organizations adopting a remotely-connected work structure. Editor Long leads a writing team from t
Consisting of 15 papers, this collection examines the experiences of women learning through digital technologies, studying to become IT professionals, and working with IT. The researchers also explore
Whether by synergy or by synthesis, development and technology are becoming synonymous in every domain. Cases on Transnational Learning and Technologically Enabled Environments reports on national an
International contributors examine the role that citizens play in the development of e-government. Many chapters focus on the effectiveness of e-government as a way of improving citizen access and eng
Technology is essential for access to learning and development of a knowledge society.Cases on Interactive Technology Environments and Transnational Collaboration: Concerns and Perspectives provides
Quality of service is an essential element of wireless networks, determining the level of performance available to particular users and types of data. This book presents a comprehensive collection of
This volume features a collection of articles on advanced topics in XML Structures. The authors of eighteen chapters include international graduate students and professors from research universities,
Recent work on the development of web-based learning systems, by contributors from around the world, addresses technical, social, and conceptual issues. Specific topics include virtual communities of
Nine of the 17 papers in this collection were previously published in the International journal of information technology and web engineering, vol. 3 by IGI Publishing in 2008. The researchers present
This collection challenges existing trends and thinking in the research literature addressing the purpose, success, and impact of technological rationalism in a global, multicultural world. Research e
The opening chapter of this collection advocates for a new academic discipline to comprehensively analyze the problems of international standardization and highlights the need to invest in standards e
This collection introduces higher order neural network (HONN) group models and adaptive HONNs for simulating nonlinear data. The computer science chapters describe adaptive tolerance trees for transla
This collection explains cutting-edge handheld computing technologies for mobile commerce, related techniques for wireless networks and security, and new approaches to delivering image and videos to m
The editors (National and Kapodistrian U. of Athens) of this collection believe advances in ICT have complicated modern applications and their interfaces, making web systems difficult to use, and sugg
