Bøger udgivet af Idea Group,U.S.

With the growth of information technology - and the Internet in particular - many new communication channels and platforms have emerged. This title explores the way these new channels and platforms affect our everyday interactions, particularly as they relate to meaning, growth, and recent trends, practices, issues, and challenges surrounding the world of modern marketing.

In the twenty-first century, learning - and the definition of education - is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. This title investigates some of the primary technologies being used in educational settings and how a less structured and more open learning environment can effectively motivate students.

Focuses on the agricultural industry's impact on climate change, presenting critical concerns as well as innovations and contemporary research toward the solutions sorely needed by the global economy. The chapters are written by specialists, and cover a broad range of topics such as pollution, microbial ligninolysis, environmental restoration, ecosystem management, and more.

Brings together the latest scholarly research, theories, and case studies to investigate the scale and types of disasters that can impact a library. It features timely, research based chapters and case studies on crisis management, emergency response, exhibition loans, natural disasters, preserving archives, public and staff safety, and risk assessment.

Brings together innovative and scholarly research on the use of game-based design and technology in a variety of settings. This publication presents timely, research-based chapters on the development of games and the real-world applications of game-thinking and game dynamics, as well as digital development, game design, human resource processes, social change, and video game learning.

Presents the next evolutionary step of multimedia where interactivity meets targeted creativity and experimentation. This publication includes a collection of carefully selected theoretical and applied research chapters with a focus on aesthetics in publishing, e-health systems, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, interactive multimedia, and new media curation.

In today's society, organizations are looking to optimize potential social interactions and increase familiarity with customers by developing relationships with various stakeholders through social media platforms. This title provides a variety of strategies, applications, tools, and techniques for corporate success in social media in a coherent and conceptual framework.

Offers case studies and research that highlights the impact of globalization on travel and tourism and offers solutions to potential problems. Targeting an audience of researchers and business professionals, this volume brings together a diverse international body of scholars and researchers to provide a holistic perspective of future developments in the e-tourism industry.

Concerns surrounding environmental sustainability have led to an increase of interest in environmentally-friendly systems. This title is a valuable reference source of the latest scholarly research on the implementation of green processes into software systems, contributing novel principles, methodologies, and tools to improve software development.

Explains the need to bring technology to the forefront of teacher training. With an emphasis on how information and communication technology can provide richer learning outcomes, this book is an essential reference source for researchers, academics, professionals, students, and technology developers in various disciplines.

The recent explosion in complex global networking architectures has spurred a concomitant rise in the need for robust information security. Improving Information Security Practices through Computation Intelligence presents an overview of the latest research in the field, touching on such topics as cryptology, stream ciphers, and intrusion detection.

Offers an authoritative reference source for recent developments in the dynamic field of digital media. This innovative publication features current empirical studies and theoretical frameworks addressing a variety of topics including instant messaging, podcasts, cell phone and tablet applications, e-zines, e-books, e-textiles, virtual worlds, social networking, cyberbullying, and ethical issues.

Presents the latest scholarly research on the application of game-theoretic approaches to enhance wireless networking. This publication features extensive, research-based chapters across a broad scope of relevant topics, including potential games, coalition formation game, heterogeneous networks, radio resource allocation, coverage optimization, distributed dynamic resource allocation, and more.

Recent advances in internet architecture have led to the advent and subsequent explosion of cloud computing technologies. This title explores the possibilities of business in the cloud. It provides a cutting-edge look at the exciting and multifaceted relationships between cloud computing, software virtualization, collaborative technology, and business infrastructure.

Presents a series of real-world studies on political and social activism in the information age, focusing on how empowerment of minority or underserved populations can serve to enact sweeping reforms regionally, nationally, or globally. It features research on timely topics such as women's empowerment, poverty, social activism and social change, and community building.