This book offers technical skills as well as strategic insights on how to manage software projects, deploy object-oriented software development processes, understand the current trends and make the transition from structured to object-oriented techniques.

Recently, educators have begun to consider what is required in literacy curricula and best teaching practices given the demands placed on the educator sector and on literacy in general. This book features theoretical reflections and approaches on the use of multiliteracies and technologies in...

This book offers an in-depth explanation of multimedia technologies within their specific application areas as well as developing trends for the future. By providing research from 338 experts from 32 countries, this Premier Reference Source covers innovative topics ranging from cognitive lead...

"This book addresses various aspects of building secure E-Government architectures and services; it presents views of experts from academia, policy and the industry to conclude that secure E-Government web services can be deployed in an application-centric, interoperable way. It addresses the...

1. Exploring a professional social network system to support learning in the workplace / Anthony "Skip" Basiel, Paul Coyne -- 2. Knowledge producing megamachines : the biggest Web 2.0 communities of the future / Laszlo Z. Karvalics -- 3. Web 2.0 driven sustainability reporting / Daniel Süpke,...

"The evaluation of IT and its business values are recently the subject of many academic and business discussions. Investments in IT are growing extensively and business managers worry about the fact that the benefits of IT investments might not be as high as expected. This book provides insight...

In many international settings, regional economies are declining resulting in lowered opportunities for these communities. This result attacks the very fabric of cohesion and purpose for these regional societies, and increases social, health, economic and sustainability problems. Community...

In recent years, virtual communities have attracted the attention of scientists and researchers across a variety of disciplines as the cross-disciplinary nature of the field creates the potential for a wider impact than initially intended or anticipated. This book provides an analysis of virtual...

This book consists of a collection of papers written by leading experts in the field that describe state-of-the-art topics pertaining to Web and information systems security. In particular, security for the semantic Web, privacy, security policy management and emerging topics such as secure...

This book provides a combination of theory, pedagogy, and practice to help enable faculty and students across disciplines to explore creating a Web portfolio. This book provides research conclusions, case studies, and hands-on technical processes, which allow people of all levels to develop a...