Handbook of Research on Social Dimensions of Semantic Technologies and Web Services
domingo, 24 de mayo de 2009
Handbook of Research on Social Dimensions of Semantic Technologies and Web Services
ISBN: 978-1-60566-650-1; 1180 pp; May 2009
Published under Information Science Reference an imprint of IGI Global
http://www.igi-global.com/
Edited by: Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Eva F. Oliveira, Antonio J. Tavares & Luis G. Ferreira
Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal
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DESCRIPTION
The impact of IT on society, organizations, and individuals is growing as the power of the Web harnesses collective intelligence and knowledge.
The Handbook of Research on Social Dimensions of Semantic Technologies and Web Services discusses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends related to this new technology, transforming the way we use information and knowledge. This Handbook of Research is an excellent resource for researchers, academicians, and professionals with an interest in these significant technologies.
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“This book provides researchers, scholars, professionals with some of the most advanced research developments, solutions and implementations of Semantic Web. It is expected to provide a better understanding of Semantic Technologies and Web Services developments, applications, trends and solutions.”
- M. Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave. Portugal ******************************
TOPICS COVERED
Cross-language information retrieval
E-learning and solidarity
Geospatial Semantic Web
Human dimensions of Web services
Impacts of Semantic technologies
Influences and impacts of societal factors
Online virtual communities
Semantic service oriented architecture
Social networks in information systems
Social shaping of the Semantic Web
Socio-technical challenges of Semantic Web
Virtual networking
Web graphs
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section I: Semantic Web Components and Enabling Technologies
1. Semantic Knowledge Representation and Processing in Web Services
2. Challenges on Semantic Web Services
3. A Service Oriented Ontological Framework for the Semantic Validation of Web Accessibility
4. Semantic Web Technologies in the Service of Personalization Tools
5. Querying Web Accessibility Knowledge from Web Graphs
6. Ontology Evolution: A Case Study on Semantic Technology in the Media Domain
7. Attempting to Model Sense Division for Word Sense Disambiguation
8. Association between Web Semantics and Geographical Locations: Evaluate Internet Information Consistency for Marketing Research
9. Visualization in Support of Social Networking on the Web
10. Tracing the Many Translations of a Web-Based IT Artefact
11. Semantic Annotation of Objects
12. Web Services Automation
13. Semantic Web Services: Towards an Appropriate Solution to Application Integration
14. Semantic Visualization to Support Knowledge Discovery in Multi-Relational Service Communities
15. Knowledge Protocols
16. Multi-Agent Systems for Semantic Web Services Composition
Section II: Social Semantic Web
17. On the Social Shaping of the Semantic Web
18. Social/Human Dimensions of Web Services: Communications Errors and Culturla Aspects. The Case of VRL-KCiP NoE
19. Socio-Technical Challenges of Semantic Web: A Culturally Exclusive Proposition?
20. Social Networks in Information Systems: Tools and Services
21. The Generative Potential of Appreciative Inquiry as an Essential Social Dimension of the Semantic Web
22. Online Virtual Communities as a New Form of Social Relations: Elements for the Analysis
23. E-Learning and Solidarity: The Power of Forums
Section III: Challenges, Opportunities and Impact of Semantic Web
24. Applying an Organizational Uncertainty Principle: Semantic Web-Based Metrics
25. Security in Semantic Interoperation
26. Semantic Discovery of Resources and Services in Democratized Grids
27. Semantic Web and Adaptivity, Towards a New Model
28. Semantic Technologies and Web Services: A Primer on Legal Issues
29. The Influences and Impacts of Societal Factors on the Adoption of Web Services
30. The Geospatial Semantic Web: What is it and what are its Implications for Geospatial Information Students and Professionals?
31. Enabling Distributed Cognitive Collaborations on the Semantic Web
32. Social Impact of Collaborative Services to Maintain Electronic Business Relationships
33. The Semantic Web in Tourism
34. Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval on the Web
35. CRISS: A Collaborative Route Information Sharing System for the Visually Impaired
Section IV: Applications and Current Developments of Semantic Web
36. Modeling Objects of Industrial Applications
37. The Impacts of Semantic Technologies on Industrial Systems
38. Towards Process Mediation in Semantic Service Oriented Architecture (SSOA)
39. Social Networks Applied to E-Gov: An Architecture for Semantic Services
40. Ontologies and Law: A Practical Case of the Creation of Ontology for Copyright Law Domain
41. Technology Roadmap for Living Labs
42. Technologies to Support the Market of Resources as an Infrastructure for Agile/Virtual Enterprise Integration
43. KC-PLM: Knowledge Collaborative Product Lifecycle Management
44. PolyOrBAC: An Access Control Model for Inter-Organizational Web Services
45. Development and Implementation of E-Government Services @ Türksat
46. Technical Outline of a W3 Spatial (Decision Support) Prototype
Etiquetas: book, IGI, may 2009, Semantic Technologies, Web Services
Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing
sábado, 23 de mayo de 2009
A book edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha & Fernando Moreira
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------- mobility.and.computing@gmail.
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Dear Sir,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the "Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing: Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous Impacts" within your field of expertise related to the handbook topics.
------- Introduction
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Mobility and Computing have experienced an amazing evolution during the last decade, with impact on business, economy and society, enabling new organizational models, new ways of working, new inter-organizational dynamics, increased flexibility, efficiency and effectiveness, in all sectors of activity.
------- The mission and overall objectives of this book
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The mission of this book is to discuss the main issues, challenges, opportunities and trends related to this explosive range of new developments and applications, in permanent evolution, and impacting every organization and impacting society.
The overall objectives are:
- To discuss the importance of this technologies and their support to new applications and solutions, namely in sector of activity such as business, new organizational (and ubiquitous) models, eCommerce, government, eHealth, eLearning, etc.
- To present practical solutions and recent developments
- To introduce the state-of-the-art technologies
- To discuss organizational preparedness for new organizational models potentiated by ubiquity and mobility
- To discuss impact on society and on people
- To discuss critical success factors
- To discuss the future generations of communications and networks.
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The book intends to collect the most recent developments on the technological, organizational and social dimensions of this highly potential technology of mobility and computing, that dictate a paradigm shift in organizations, society and people.
It is intended to cover the following aspects:
1. The technological dimension, addressing:
- Emerging technologies
- Wireless data communication networks
- Mobile technologies
- Standards and reference models
- Security
2. Impact on organizations, society and individuals, covering:
- New business models
- Collaborative work
- Social networks
- Studies on adoption
- Studies of impact
- Critical success factors
- Level of preparedness mainly of SME
3. Applications and solutions:
- Application to different sectors, from business to government services, from education to eHealth
- Relevant developments
- Technical considerations.
------- Submission Procedure
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Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 15, 2009, a 1-2 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter.
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by June 30, 2009 about the status of their proposals. Upon acceptance, authors will have until October 10, 2009, to prepare their article of 4,000-8,000 words and 7-10 related terms and their appropriate definitions. Guidelines for preparing your article and terms and definitions will be sent to you upon acceptance of your proposal. All submitted articles will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.
This handbook of research is expected to include at least 50 articles.
The book is scheduled to be published in 2010 by IGI Global, http://www.igi-global.com, publisher of Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference), Medical Information Science Reference, and IGI Publishing imprints.
Submissions should be forwarded electronically (Word document as attachment) to mobility.and.computing@gmail.
------- For more detailed information, please visit
------- http://mcruzcunha.com/mobility
------- For any questions, please contact the editors at
------- mobility.and.computing@gmail.
Kind regards,
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (mcunha@ipca.pt)
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Fernando Moreira (fmoreira@uportu.pt)
University Portucalense, Portugal
E-Business Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs: Driving Competitiveness
domingo, 17 de mayo de 2009
E-Business Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs: Driving Competitiveness
A book edited by M. Manuela Cruz-Cunha and João Eduardo Varajão
------- http://mcruzcunha.com/ebusiness
------- ebusiness.book@gmail.com
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Dear Sir,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the book "E-Business Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs: Driving Competitiveness" within your field of expertise related to the book topics.
------- Introduction
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Electronic business plays a central role in the economy, facilitating the exchange of information, goods, services, and payments. E-business is not exclusive to large enterprises. It propels productivity and competitiveness and is accessible to all enterprises, and as such, represents an opportunity also for SME competitiveness. Simultaneously, sophisticated systems like e-Marketplaces act as business integrators, potentiating business opportunities for both buyers and sellers.
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The mission of this book is to discuss the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and solutions related to electronic business adoption, with a special focus on SME.
Electronic business will be addressed under the technological, organizational, and legal perspectives, in a very comprehensive way, aiming to disseminate current developments, case studies, new integrated approaches, and practical solutions and applications for SME.
The overall objectives are:
- To discuss the importance of e-business and its impact on SME competitiveness
- To discuss the importance of e-business systems and their support to new organizational models (networked, collaborative, virtual, knowledge-based, ubiquitous)
- To discuss drivers and barriers of e-business development
- To present practical solutions
- To introduce state-of-the-art technologies
- To discuss organizational and legal implications
- To discuss organizational preparedness
- To discuss critical success factors for its adoption by SME
- To discuss functionalities supported by e-business systems and business needs
- To discuss open source solutions
- To discuss adequateness of solutions to small and medium enterprises requisites and expectancies
- To discuss the future generations of e-business systems
The book is intended to support a professional audience of top managers and IT professionals (system developers and IT specialists) and also an academic audience (teachers, researchers, and students, mainly of post-graduate studies).
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The book intends to collect the most recent developments on the organizational, technological, and legal dimensions of electronic business, and to discuss its potential, impact, trends, and challenges particular to SME. It is intended to cover the following aspects:
1. The organizational aspect, covering:
- New business models
- Business strategies
- Enterprise engineering
- Enterprise integration
- Development of e-procurement
- Development of e-marketing
- Development of e-commerce
- Critical success factors
- Performance indicators
- Subcontracting, partnerships, networks, and virtual organizations
- Extent of e-business use and level of preparedness of SMEs
2. The technological dimension, addressing:
- Emerging solutions
- Ontologies and taxonomies
- Information and application integration
- Evaluation and selection
- Payments
- Privacy and security
3. Legal aspects, covering:
- Contractualization
- Jurisdiction
- Protection against leakage of knowledge
- Regulatory aspects
------- Submission Procedure
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Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before May 31, 2009, a 1-2 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. This proposal should be sent in Word format to ebusiness.book@gmail.com.
LaTex files cannot be accepted.
Authors will be notified within one week about the status of their proposals.
Authors of accepted proposals will be sent guidelines to prepare the full chapter (7,000 – 10,000 words) and will have three months after notification to submit the full chapter.
All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis by two or three reviewers.
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference" and "IGI Publishing" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2010.
------- For more detailed information, please visit
------- http://mcruzcunha.com/ebusiness
