Information Science Reference

Organizations, worldwide, have adopted practical and applied approaches for mitigating risks and managing information security program. Considering complexities of a large-scale, distributed IT...

Distance learning technologies have reshaped the diffusion of communication within the educational system. Within this expanding field, the possibilities for an interactive, cross-boundary education...

Enterprise resource planning plays a strategic role in designing, and managing e-government resources. Governments all over the world face challenges in designing robust enterprise resource planning...

While much has been written about strategic information systems planning, the integration of strategic planning with portfolio management has been ignored, leaving the potential benefits of their...

This reference examines a wide range of environmental factors, both internal and external, that contribute to complexity.Author: Kevin O'SullivanPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication...

Through use of networked embedded devices, pervasive computing leaves the concept of personal computers far behind and are offers new opportunities for businesses to avail and to offer to their...

Strategic Role of Tertiary Education and Technologies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage explores how education enables social and economic development through the targeted training of human...

Strategies and Policies in Digital ConvergenceAuthor: Sangin ParkPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication Date: Jan 31, 2007Number of Pages: 242 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased...

Due to the increasing importance of the intangible assets of a company, firms are now concerned with how best to manage and measure knowledge and other intangibles. Strategies for Information...

Knowledge management captures the right knowledge, to the right user, who in turn uses the knowledge to improve organizational or individual performance to increase effectiveness. Strategies for...

As business paradigm shifts from a desktop-centric environment to a data-centric mobile environment, mobile services provide numerous new business opportunities, and in some cases, challenge some of...

Streaming media is one of the most exciting and active research topics with continuing significant progress in the multimedia area, where streaming media has been experiencing dramatic growth and...

There is no question to the fact that online video is as ubiquitous today as any phenomenon of the past. Countless hours of digital video are uploaded to various online video platforms every minute...

The number of users who rely on the Internet to deliver multimedia content has grown significantly in recent years. As this consumer demand grows, so, too, does our dependency on a wireless and...

Although there have been two main perspectives on the nature of music through systematic and cultural musicology, music informatics has emerged as an interdisciplinary research area which provides a...

While the creation and adoption of new technologies has increased in recent years, the educational sector often limits technology use. Despite this, many researchers are convinced of the vital role...

With e-learning expanding globally beyond higher education to K-12 educational settings, the demand for online learning will only increase in the future. Despite this, empirical studies on its...

Educational games facilitate players' experiences, meet desired pedagogical objectives, and allow users to engage in learning while enjoying themselves. These educational games also give learners...

Social networks are a nearly universal element of modern, information-driven societies, one that presents many opportunities and advantages-and challenges and hazards-for organizations as well as...

'Successes and New Directions in Data Mining' addresses existing solutions and research for data mining, with particular emphasis on potential real-world applications.Author: Florent...

The modern world is fraught with risk, from natural disasters and terrorist attacks, to financial crises and pandemics. Assessing and planning for these risks can be done with a conventional...

Positive change in society depends highly on a variety of innovative technologies. Sustainability and transformation of the knowledge society helps create developing nations that can survive during...

One way to reduce the greenhouse gas from IT is green computing, which is the practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems for reducing...

The effective communication of science through language, including reading, writing, listening, speaking, and visual representation, is an essential part of scientific learning, understanding, and...

Social ecology is a philosophy rooted in deep-seated social problems, particularly in hierarchical political and social systems. Social ecologists throughout the world maintain a theory that present,...

Sustainable Practices: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications ( Volume 1 )Author: IrmaPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication Date: Dec 31, 2013Number of Pages: 620 pagesBinding:...

Sustainable Practices: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications ( Volume 3 )Author: IrmaPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication Date: Dec 31, 2013Number of Pages: 636 pagesBinding:...

Sustainable Practices: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (Volume 2 )Author: IrmaPublisher: Information Science ReferencePublication Date: Dec 31, 2013Number of Pages: 622 pagesBinding:...

Conducting a systematic and comparative review of energy and environmental issues, especially at the regional and national levels, can improve communication among different disciplines and be helpful...

The development of a green and sustainable economy continues to grow in awareness and popularity due to its promotion of a more comprehensive way of achieving economic development through social and...