Although it has become commonplace for users and organizations alike to regularly collaborate during the seeking, searching, retrieval and use of information, a definitive work on the behaviors, practices, and systems that enable this collaborative information behavior has been lacking. This...

"This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and empirical research findings in the area of nursing informatics, critiquing fundamental concepts such as evidence based practice and examining possible applications of such concepts in the contemporary context of nursing...

Presents a fundamental compendium of research on the ethical, social, and legal issues facing the healthcare industry as it adopts information technologies to provide fast, efficient, and cost effective healthcare. An essential resource for every reference library, this comprehensive book offers...

1. Analyzing user behavior in digital games / Anders Drachen and Alessandro Canossa -- 2. Comparing two playability heuristic sets with expert review method: a case study of mobile game evaluation / Janne Paavilainen, Hannu Korhonen and Hannamari Saarenpää -- 3. Lovely place to buy!: enhancing...

"This book addresses the development of new mass media and communication tools and its influence on social and political change, analyzing democratic transitions and cultures with a theoretical perspective"--Provided by publisher.

This book follows an interdisciplinary approach to emerging markets, information and communication technologies. It creates awareness of changes in cultures of lifestyle consumption, which is both theoretically and empirically explored across multiple nations. This yields insight into the...

Terroredia: exchanging terrorism oxygen for media airwaves / Mahmoud Eid -- Understanding terrorism / Mahmoud Eid -- Understanding media during times of terrorism / Robert Hackett -- Terrorism manifestations / Jonathan R. White -- Media representations of terrorism / John Downing -- Types of...

"This book disseminates knowledge in the theory and practice related to information technology and management of information resources at the international level. It emphasizes the managerial and organizational facets of information technology resources management. It also explores issues...

This book provides an introduction to topics related to the methodologies developed to support data management in asymmetric communication environments. This book is based on a number of self-contained chapters and provides an opportunity for practitioners and researchers to explore the...

"This book showcases cutting-edge research on the intersections of Semantic Web, collaborative work, and social media research, exploring how the resources of so-called social networking applications, which bring people together to interact and encourage sharing of personal information and...