Igi Global: 2943 books
Collaboration and the Semantic Web
Social Networks, Knowledge Networks, and Knowledge Resources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Collaborative working has been increasingly viewed as a good practice for organizations to achieve efficiency. Organizations that work well in collaboration may have access to new sources of funding, deliver new, improved, and more integrated services, make savings on shared costs, and exchange knowledge,...
Handbook of Research on E-Business Standards and Protocols
Documents, Data and Advanced Web Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Electronic business is a major force shaping the digital world. Yet, despite of years of research and standardization efforts, many problems persist that prevent e-business from achieving its full potential. Problems arise from different data vocabularies, classification schemas, document names, structures,...
Semantic Web Personalization and Context Awareness
Management of Personal Identities and Social Networking
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
The Semantic Web has evolved as a blueprint for a knowledge-based framework aimed at crossing the chasm from the current Web of unstructured information resources to a Web equipped with metadata and oriented to delegating tasks to software agents. Semantic Web Personalization and Context Awareness: Management...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Due to rapid advances in hardware and software technologies, network infrastructure and data have become increasingly complex, requiring efforts to more effectively comprehend and analyze network topologies and information systems. Innovative Approaches of Data Visualization and Visual Analytics evaluates...
Intelligent, Adaptive and Reasoning Technologies
New Developments and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
The advent of the World Wide Web has sparked renewed interest in the area of intelligent information technologies. There is a growing interest in developing intelligent technologies that allow users to accomplish complex tasks in Web-centric environments with relative ease, utilizing such technologies...
Next Generation Search Engines
Advanced Models for Information Retrieval
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Recent technological progress in computer science, Web technologies, and the constantly evolving information available on the Internet has drastically changed the landscape of search and access to information. Current search engines employ advanced techniques involving machine learning, social networks,...
Social Network Mining, Analysis, and Research Trends
Techniques and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
Social network analysis dates back to the early 20th century, with initial studies focusing on small group behavior from a sociological perspective. The emergence of the Internet and subsequent increase in the use of online social networking applications has caused a shift in the approach to this field....
Media in the Ubiquitous Era
Ambient, Social and Gaming Media
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Media in the ubiquitous area is undergoing a tremendous change. Social media and Web 2.0 are applied in ever more diverse practices both in private and public communities and digital games and play are currently undergoing many transformations. Traditional communication and expression modalities are...
Computational Linguistics
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014
In a globalized society, effective communication is critical, and study of language from a mathematical perspective can shed light on new ways in which to express meaning across cultures and nations. Computational Linguistics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications explores language by dissecting...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Although the majority of information that is published by the current web is aimed at human consumption, the browsers which contain this information are only able to interpret HTML mark-up to visualize this content. Semantic web intends to address the stability between human and machine. Advancing...
Security in Virtual Worlds, 3D Webs, and Immersive Environments
Models for Development, Interaction, and Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Although one finds much discussion and research on the features and functionality of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), the 3D Web, Immersive Environments (e.g. MMORPGs) and Virtual Worlds in both scholarly and popular publications, very little is written about the issues and techniques one must consider...
Cross-Disciplinary Models and Applications of Database Management
Advancing Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
Within a given enterprise, database management involves the monitoring, administration, and maintenance of the databases, which constantly change with new technologies and new forms of data. Cross-Disciplinary Models and Applications of Database Management: Advancing Approaches is an updated look at...
Educational Recommender Systems and Technologies
Practices and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
Recommender systems have shown to be successful in many domains where information overload exists. This success has motivated research on how to deploy recommender systems in educational scenarios to facilitate access to a wide spectrum of information. Tackling open issues in their deployment is gaining...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
As modern technologies continue to develop and evolve, the ability of users to interface with new systems becomes a paramount concern. Research into new ways for humans to make use of advanced computers and other such technologies is necessary to fully realize the potential of twenty-first-century...