Information Science Reference

Technology is a double-edged sword that not only brings convenience, but also allows for easier way to collect, explore, and exchange information on or off line. Consumer concerns grow as security...

Modern education is characterized by continual change, as educators and students engage with new devices, systems, and resources for improving and enhancing teaching and learning. Online Courses and...

Digital technology plays a vital role in today's need for instant information access. The simplicity of acquiring and publishing online information presents new challenges in establishing and...

The expanding field of adult learning encompasses the study and practice of utilizing sound instructional design principals, technology, and learning theory as a means to solve educational challenges...

Though there is a wide range of educational methodology practiced around the world, guidance and counseling must adapt to whatever conditions support educational practices, and Web technology is an...

One of the infinite rewards to continuously advancing technology is an increased ease and precision in organizational techniques. Online data collection and online instruments are vital ways to...

In today's society, the professional development of teachers is urgent due to the constant change in working conditions and the impact that information and communication technologies have in teaching...

The explosive growth of multimedia data on the web creates significant opportunities for multimedia advertising. Multimedia content becomes a natural information carrier for advertisements and...

Researchers are retiring conventional paper-and-pencil research methods and embracing an expanded array of online methodological options. In urban and planning studies, new digital tools, data...

Ontologies form an indispensable part of the Semantic Web standard stack. While the Semantic Web is still our vision into the future, ontologies have already found a myriad of applications such as...

Ontologies and formal representations of knowledge are extremely powerful tools for modeling and managing large applications in several domains ranging from knowledge engineering, to data mining, to...

Throughout the past decade, the notion of ontologies has influenced research in many application areas including databases, information retrieval, electronic commerce, natural language processing,...

The World Wide Web and ubiquitous computing technologies have given a significant boost to the emerging field of XML database research. Open and Novel Issues in XML Database Applications: Future...

Contemporary digital tools have revolutionized the storing, transfer, and processing of information management. Open Information Management: Applications of Interconnectivity and Collaboration...

Economic globalization and the application of information and communication technologies have offered firms the opportunity to develop and distribute new knowledge. Open Innovation in Firms and...

Cloud computing is a new paradigm devoted to the provision of every network resource available as a service to a variety of users. Open Source Cloud Computing Systems: Practices and Paradigms bridges...

The open approach has been widely used in the development of mobile applications, mobile operating systems for mobile devices, and mobile services for supporting mobile learning. In mobile learning,...

The innovative process of open source software is led in greater part by the end-users; therefore this aspect of open source software remains significant beyond the realm of traditional software...

Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Vol 1Author: IrmaPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication Date: Dec 02, 2014Number of Pages: 546 pagesBinding:...

Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Vol 2Author: IrmaPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication Date: Dec 02, 2014Number of Pages: 548 pagesBinding:...

Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Vol 3Author: IrmaPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication Date: Dec 02, 2014Number of Pages: 552 pagesBinding:...

Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Vol 4Author: IrmaPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication Date: Dec 02, 2014Number of Pages: 528 pagesBinding:...

Open-source development has been around for decades, with software developers co-creating tools and information systems for widespread use. With the development of open-source software such as...

With the growing demand for increased bandwidth, conventional broadband access solutions will quickly become a hindrance in terms of bandwidth provision for network access. Optical Access Networks...

Security and privacy are key considerations for individuals and organizations conducting increasing amounts of business and sharing considerable amounts of information online. Optimizing Information...

As technology continues to advance so does the need for understanding how this will affect us. We, as the users are subject to actions which bring into conflict the needs and characteristics of human...

Organizational cognition concerns the processes which provide agents and organizations with the ability to learn, make decisions, and solve problems. Organizational and Technological Implications of...

Although social, economical, and environmental sustainability has become increasingly important in this era of globalization, little effort has been put forth to investigate the social and cultural...

Intelligent information technologies are continuing to be utilized by a number of organizations to improve productivity. While a large amount of progress has been made, a number of issues still...

In addition to capital infrastructure and consumers, digital information created by individual and corporate consumers of information technology is quickly being recognized as a key economic resource...