Tagging: People-powered Metadata for the Social Web

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Press; 1 edition (January 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321529170

Tagging is fast becoming one of the primary ways people organize and manage digital information. Tagging complements traditional organizational tools like folders and search on users desktops as well as on the web. These developments mean that tagging has broad implications for information management, information architecture and interface design. And its reach extends beyond these technical domains to our culture at large. We can imagine, for example, the scrapbookers of the future curating their digital photos, emails, ticket stubs and other mementos with tags. This book explains the value of tagging, explores why people tag, how tagging works and when it can be used to improve the user experience. It exposes tagging’s superficial simplicity to reveal interesting issues related to usability, information architecture, online community and collective intelligence.
About the Author
Gene Smith is a consultant specializing in information architecture strategy, social classification like tagging and folksonomies, emergent information architecture and interaction design. As a principal at nForm User Experience, he’s advised clients like Comcast, Ancestry.com and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. Through conference presentations and online publication Gene has helped define social information architecture, an emerging field that looks at how user interactions create structure in information spaces.
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Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration

• Hardcover: 1144 pages
• Publisher: Information Science Reference (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599048817

As more and more universities, schools, and corporate training organizations develop technology plans to ensure technology will directly benefit learning and achievement, the demand is increasing for an all-inclusive, authoritative reference source on the infusion of technology into curriculums worldwide.
The Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration amasses a comprehensive resource of concepts, methodologies, models, architectures, applications, enabling technologies, and best practices for integrating technology into the curriculum at all levels of education. Compiling over 150 articles from the world s leading experts on information technology, this authoritative reference strives to supply innovative research aimed at improving academic achievement, teaching and learning, and the application of technology in schools and training environments.
About the Author
Lawrence A. Tomei is the associate vice president of academic affairs and associate professor of education at Robert Morris University. Born in Akron, Ohio, he earned a BSBA from the University of Akron (1972) and entered the US Air Force, serving until his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1994. Dr. Tomei completed his MPA and MEd at the University of Oklahoma (1975, 1978) and EdD from USC (1983). His articles and books on instructional technology include: Professional Portfolios for Teachers (1999); Teaching Digitally: Integrating Technology Into the Classroom (2001); Technology Facade (2002); Challenges of Teaching with Technology Across the Curriculum (2003); and Taxonomy for the Technology Domain (2005).
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Schaum’s Outline of Principles of Computer Science

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071460519

Learn the essentials of computer science
Schaum’s Outline of Principles of Computer Science provides a concise overview of the theoretical foundation of computer science. It also includes focused review of object-oriented programming using Java.
About the Author
Paul Tymann, M.S., is an associate professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. Carl Reynolds is a professor of computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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A History of Modern Computing, 2nd Edition

• Paperback: 459 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press; 2 edition (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262532034

This book delivers exactly what its title promises: a straightforward and comprehensive account of the electronic digital computer’s first five decades. Starting with the historic ENIAC of 1945, Ceruzzi moves nimbly through one epochal generation of computing technology after another: the gargantuan, vacuum-tube-filled mainframes of the early ’50s; the sleeker, transistorized minicomputers of the ’60s; the personal computers conjured up by hobbyists in the ’70s; and the computer networks that have come to span offices and the globe in the last 10 years. Ceruzzi places all of these developments in the context of the social phenomena that shaped them: the imperatives of Cold War research, the evolving needs of information-swamped businesses, and the quirks and dreams of counter-cultural computer hackers. But unlike some popular books about computing history, this one refuses to acknowledge any particular individual, group, or institution as its protagonist. The tale it tells is complex: a weave of high-level projects, lowbrow tinkerings, and sweeping socioeconomic transformations, with a crash course in the basics of computer architecture tossed in for good measure. The mix doesn’t make for great drama, but it does offer something perhaps more valuable–the sober, subtle feel of real history unfolding.
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SAP® Business Information Warehouse Reporting

• Paperback: 894 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (January 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071496165

Your Hands-On Guide to SAP Business Information Warehouse

Give your company the competitive edge by delivering up-to-date, pertinent business reports to users inside and outside your enterprise. SAP Business Information Warehouse Reporting shows you how to construct Enterprise Data Warehouses, create workbooks and queries, analyze and format results, and supply meaningful reports. Learn how to use the BEx and Web Analyzers, Web Application Designer, Visual Composer, and Information Broadcaster. You will also find out how to forecast future business trends, build enterprise portals and websites, and tune performance.

• Group data into InfoCubes and DataStore Objects and generate reports using queries and workbooks
• Work with the BEx Analyzer, Web Analyzer, and Query Designer
• Build queries and reports using the Business Administration Workbench
• Add attachments and drill-through using Document Integration and RRI
• Format and distribute results using Report Designer and Information Broadcaster
• Extend functionality with Enterprise Portal, Data Modeling, and Visual Composer
• Deploy charts, maps, diagrams, and unit of measure conversions
• Predict trends and possible outcomes using SBC and Integrated Planning
• Generate HTML pages using Enterprise Reporting and Web Application Designer
• Create BI-based corporate Web and intranet sites using SAP Enterprise Portal

About the Author

Peter Jones is a platinum consultant at SAP Training/Business Consulting with more than nine years of consulting and educational experience. He regularly speaks at SAP-sponsored events.

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Past and Future of Information Systems

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (May 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750661410

In recent years there has been much debate about the scientific status of information systems as a discrete discipline and as a valid research field, yet there is already a substantial body of research on information systems dating back some thirty years. An important aspect of this book is its coverage of the development of IS research over the past three decades, showing how it has come to represent such a diverse field of activities today, including its impact on health care, e-business and mobile commerce. Many of the pioneers of IS research have contributed their own perspectives and insights to the debate in this volume, and its reflective and historical approach ensures it will be of great interest to anyone working within the IS field. This reflective text looks back on the last 30 years of IS research, as well as glancing towards the future, ensuring that it will be of great interest to anyone working within the IS field.
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The Handbook of Information Systems Research

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: IGI Global (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159140228X

Text presents research methodology and techniques in information systems research. Provides a collection of articles on IS research and a synopsis of important issues. Softcover, hardcover available. DLC: Management information systems–Handbooks, manuals, etc.

About the Author
Mike Whitman is an Associate Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems at Kennesaw State University, GA. He is also the Director of the Master of Science in Information Systems and Director of the Center for Information Security Education and Awareness at Kennesaw State University, USA. Dr. Whitman received his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, an MBA and a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Auburn University. Dr. Whitman’s current research interests include information security, security policy, computer use ethics and IS research methods. He has published articles on these topics in journals such as Information Systems Research, Communications of the ACM, Information & Management, the Journal of International Business Systems, and the Journal of Computer Information Systems. He has delivered frequent presentations at national and regional conferences, including the Americas Conference on Information Systems, the Decision Sciences Institute and the Southern Association for Information Systems. Amy Woszczynski is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems at Kennesaw State University. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Management from Clemson University, her MBA from Kennesaw State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech. Dr. Woszczynski’s current research interests include pedagogy and curriculum to improve the success rate of students in the first programming course, individual differences in the information systems classroom, diversity in the IT workforce, and research methods in information systems. She has published articles on these topics in journals such as Computers in Human Behavior and Industrial Management and Data Systems. She has delivered frequent presentations at national and regional conferences, including the Americas Conference on Information Systems, the Southern Association for Information Systems, and the Southeast Informs.

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Case Studies on Digital Government

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: IGI Global (March 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599041774

IT practitioners in government and computer science programs represent a significant population of professionals constantly attempting to obtain information on the latest research in public management, digital government, and other governmental information management subject matter. Case Studies on Digital Government is the first book dedicated to detailed case studies of information management in government. Case Studies on Digital Government includes cases from local, state, Federal, and international governments, covering a wide variety of technologies such as geographic information systems, enterprise resource planning, Web-Based customer response systems, and cross-agency shared systems. It contains case studies written by practitioners, while most case studies in the public sector have been written by researchers. The practitioners in-depth knowledge bring a reality to the cases that readers will find stimulating as well as instructive.

About the Author
Bruce Rocheleau received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He has published numerous articles and chapters concerning information management and government. His focus has been on organizational and political issues related to government and information technology. He also has had extensive practitioner experience. He worked for the Federal government in the Department of Health and Human Services and has consulted with state and local governments. He runs a listserv for IT practitioners in Illinois.

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How Computers Work: Processor and Main Memory

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: 1st Books Library (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403325820

The book is as simple as possible and aimed at a non-technical audience with absolutely no knowledge of computers or electronics, but it is an electrical engineering text. A typical page consists of a circuit diagram (or program) and a paragraph or two of explanation. The book begins with a VERY simple circuit and continues to a very complex circuit (a computer) while explaining everything. Everything has been made as simple as possible while leaving nothing out. Eighty-four circuit diagrams and some timing diagrams and short programs make every point clear.

Computers are the most complex machines that have ever been created. This is the first book to make it possible for ordinary people to understand precisely how the processor, the main and most complex part of a computer, works. In fact, it completely explains the operation of a complete, though simple, computer.

Relays, which are explained, are used in the circuitry instead of transistors for simplicity, though transistors are mentioned.

Did you ever wonder what a bit, a latch, a word (of memory), a data bus, an address bus, a memory, a register, a processor, a timing diagram, a clock (of a processor), an instruction, or machine code is? Though most explanations of how computers work are a lot of analogies or require a background in electrical engineering, this book will tell you precisely what each of them is and how each of them works without requiring any previous knowledge of computers or electronics.

From the Author
TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone who has used a computer and is interested in how it works but who has no knowledge of electronics or programming.

WHAT MAKES THE BOOK DIFFERENT: The fact that it actually and completely explains how computers work while simultaneously requiring no knowledge of computers or electronics. There are books that require no electrical engineering background and purport to explain how computers work. Unfortunately, they don’t explain how computers work. Computers are quite complex. There are books that explain how computers work, but they require a background in electrical engineering.

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Computer and Information Science

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (April 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540791868

The purpose of the 7th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2008) and the 2^nd IEEE/ACIS International Workshop on e-Activity (IWEA 2008) to be held on May 14  16, 2008 in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. is to bring together scientists, engineers, computer users, and students to share their experiences and exchange new ideas and research results about all aspects (theory, applications and tools) of computer and information science; and to discuss the practical challenges encountered along the way and the solutions adopted to solve them.

The conference organizers selected 23 outstanding papers from ICIS/IWEA 2008, all of which you will find in this volume of Springers Studies in Computational Intelligence.

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