IGI Global is pleased to announce that free sample issues of the new 2009 journals are now available online*.  By utilizing the full-text PDF journal samples, researchers will be able to discover the technological innovations and findings now available in the new 2009 journals.

Free electronic sample issues of every IGI Global journal are available as PDF files on the publication’s Web site.  To view the electronic samples, visitors should go to IGI Global’s journal collection site (http://www.igi-global.com/journals), select a journal of interest, and follow the free sample copies link in the left hand side of the page.  As IGI Global’s journal collection expands to over 100 journals by the end of next year, this complimentary service will provide valuable insight into the unmatched depth and breadth of the interdisciplinary research available within the journals.
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(Dr. John Artz)

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Research out of The George Washington University (USA) predicts as more and more business is conducted in virtual worlds, we are likely to see robots (Bots) take on bigger roles.  In The Current State and Future Potential of Virtual Worlds, an article from the most recent issue of the International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking...
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New studies show that the best prediction models for how people select, play, and evaluate video games are those that include player type specific quality perceptions. Through a series of in-depth interviews and surveyed university students, researchers now believe they have designed a proper model for video game developers in classifying groups of players and enumerating specific features including their importance for players within a player type.  In Player Types and Quality Perceptions: A Social Cognitive Theory Based Model to Predict Video Game Playing, an article from the most recent issue of the International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations...
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As IGI Global continues releasing inaugural issues for their 2009 journals, the publishing company looks to 2010.  Currently, 23 upcoming 2010 journals have been announced, set for their InfoSci-Journals debut in late 2009.  For a full list of titles, view the listing of forthcoming journals to the right. 

The rapidly expanding online journal collection, InfoSci-Journals (www.infosci-journals.com) now includes the 2009 journal releases and will soon include the upcoming 2010 titles months before their print release.  By the end of next year, the growing InfoSci-Journals database, a full-text collection of peer-reviewed computer science and information technology management journals, will contain over 100 cutting-edge journals focusing on specialized topics in advanced technology research as well as the organizational, managerial, behavioral, and social implications of technology.

To learn more about the substantial value of InfoSci-Journals, or to request a free trial, contact eresources@igi-global.com or 717-533-8845, ext. 131.