Online Science Learning: Best Practices and Technologies reviews trends and efforts in Web-based science instruction and evaluates contemporary philosophies and pedagogies of online science instructi
"This book explores how information literacy skills are used by the library and information science professionals on the job the ability to find, evaluate, use and share information is an essential sk
"This book explores the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) concept with its potential in library and information science domain. It focuses on exploring how library and information science professional
Outlining recent trends in cybernetics and systems science, contributors in computer science, information technology, and mathematics present expository articles that include a number of open prob
"This book serves as a multi-disciplinary platform and adopts a systems approach to the theory and practice of managing information and people in knowledge intensive activities and processes, emphasiz
Computer scientists and related researchers survey examples of the increasing application of information science in selling services of all kinds. In sections on basic concepts and theories, intellige
Contributors from such fields as transportation, economics, business management, and industrial engineering describe new ideas and practices in logistics and supply-chain management. They cover innova
Materials and other scientists from Asia, the Middle East, the UK, and the US provide 15 chapters that outline advances in environmental materials, particularly the use of biomass and waste for ad
Scholars of education from all over the world--many specializing in science and mathematics education, but others in, for example childhood or adult education--grapple with issues that arise from teac
Editors Narasimharao, Wright, Prasad, and Joshi present readers with a collection of research on the contemporary and emerging uses of outreach and science education as tools for regional developme
As the population of the world continues to surge upwards, it is apparent that the global economy is unable to meet the nutritional needs of such a large populace. In an effort to circumvent a deepeni
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
The 13 chapters in the collection describe computational techniques inspired in part by nature and natural systems to represent and organize information from business, science, computing, and engineer
Utilizing Information Technology Systems Across Disciplines: Advancements in the Application of Computer Science provides original material concerned with all aspects of information resources managem
"This book addresses the challenges associated with data analysis through providing guidance in data retrieval and analysis and examples of high-quality research making use of these data sets. It incl
Contributors from education and various sciences help educators and researchers teach scientific subjects to people with little or no scientific background in such a way that the people can underst
Editor Verma (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center) and 46 co-authors stress the importance of collaboration and interoperability between multiple independently developed networks in modern military c
Computer scientists with a philosophical bent and philosophers with a computer bent explore the overlap between the two realms. The overall themes are the philosophy of information, the philosophy of
"This book identifies the role of digital technology in personalized learning, brings together research in personalized learning with a focus on cognitive, affective and metacogntive functionality of
