Volume 3, Issue 11: November 2008

CHOICE Honors IGI Global Encyclopedia as ‘Outstanding Academic Title’ -
CHOICE magazine, publisher of current reviews for academic libraries, has announced IGI Global’s Encyclopedia of Mobile Computing and Commerce, edited by Dr. David Taniar, Monash University (Australia) as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2008.
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New Software Engineering Book Released!

Software Engineering: Effective Teaching and Learning Approaches and Practices presents the latest developments in software engineering education, drawing contributions from software engineering educators from around the globe.

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Citizens Get Patriotic with Political   Blogging


Dr. Subir Bandyopadhyay

The Internet is taking on an increasingly major role in political marketing and branding strategies with political parties beginning to prioritize the development of communication actions via the Internet in their political campaigns. Blogs are being used by several groups to manage their resources and coordinate their activities both in and out of the Internet.  In “The Role of Blogs on a Successful Political Branding Strategy”, an article from the recent release of Contemporary Research in E-Branding...
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Technology Births Optimal Care to Newborns

Neonatal care, an extremely data-intensive activity, now uses physiological monitoring equipment extensively along with Web-based information tools and knowledge sources to collect, display, and analyze data from a number of sources. Although the construction of such databases can be difficult, researchers believe it can provide helpful support to clinical practice including surveillance of infectious diseases and even medical error.  In “Informatics Applications in Neonatology,” an article from the recent release of the Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology...
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Racial, Sexist Stereotypes Concern Expert Gamers



Dr. Richard Ferdig

Scholars now express broad concern about the possible impact of racial-portrayal and gender-role content in video games on players, especially adolescent ones. Despite its alarming potential influence on gamers, very limited research has examined the stereotypical content in video games and its possible impact.  In “Gender and Racial Stereotypes in Popular Video Games”, an article from the recent release of the Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education...
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Academics Team Up Across Time Zones


National boundaries and varying time zones are now an issue of the past as researchers and educators seek new and existing information communication technologies to achieve successful collaboration.  In “Scholarly Collaboration Across Time Zones,” an article from the recent release of the Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy...
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Governments Look to its Citizens for New Initiatives 


Dr. Susheel Chhabra
 

The expectations of citizens in delivery of services by government institutions have increased over the last decade.  Dr. Susheel Chhabra, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (India) and editor of the upcoming book Integrating E-Business Models for Government Solutions: Citizen-Centric Service Oriented Methodologies and Processes, believes governments should pay attention to this change in demand.
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IGI Global Editor Published in Wall Street Journal  
      Dr. Amar Gupta

Dr. Amar Gupta, renowned management and technology expert and editor of IGI Global books such as Outsourcing and Offshoring of Professional Services: Business Optimization in a Global Economy and Knowledge Reuse and Agile Processes: Catalysts for Innovation, was recently published in the Wall Street Journal for his article “Prescription for Change”.  In his article, Gupta explains how information technology will play a crucial role in the advancement of the healthcare industry.
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IGI Global at Charleston

IGI Global is actively participating in the Charleston Conference and invites you and your colleagues to join us for the following events:

  • Vendor Showcase
  • Pricing Perplexities: Why Do STM Publishers Love Full-Text Online Journal Collections? And Can Libraries Also Benefit from this Affair?
  • Migraine-Free Migration: Librarian and Publisher Perspectives on Facilitating the Transition from Print to Electronic Formats for Academic Content
  • Walking the Usage Tightrope: Publishers and Librarians Explore the Delicate Balancing Act between E-Content Usability and Intellectual Property Protection

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IGI GLOBAL ON THE ROAD
Visit IGI Global at the Upcoming Fairs and Conferences:

XXVIII Annual Charleston Conference
: November 5-8, Table 62/63, Charleston, SC
22nd Guadalajara International Book Fair: November 29-December 7, 2008, Booth KK51, Guadalajara, Mexico
Online Information 2008:
December 2-4, 2008, Booth 608, London, UK

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IN THIS ISSUE

- CHOICE Honors IGI Global...
- Citizens Get Patriotic...
- Technology Births Care...
- Stereotypes Concern Gamer...
- Academics Team Up...
- Expert Opinion
- IGI Global in the News
- IGI Global on the Road
- How to Order


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IGI Global Case Studies
- Selected Readings Books
- Course Adoption
- InfoSci-Cases Database

NEW OCTOBER TITLES
From IGI Global


Recommend to Your
Librarian TODAY!

IGI Global's Book
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Patriotic Information Systems
ISBN: 978-1-59904-594-8; 270 pp; © 2008; Available Now
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Advanced Principles for Improving Database Design, Systems Modeling, and Software Development
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Advances in Government Enterprise Architecture
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Agent Technologies and Web Engineering: Applications and Systems
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Author Cocitation Analysis: Quantitative Methods for Mapping the Intellectual Structure of an Academic Discipline
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Business Web Strategy: Design, Alignment, and Application
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Contemporary Research in E-Branding
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E-Learning for Geographers: Online Materials, Resources, and Repositories
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Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy (2 volumes)
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Handbook of Research on Systems Biology Applications in Medicine (2 volumes)
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Information Systems Research Methods, Epistemology, and Applications
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Integrated Approaches in Information Technology and Web Engineering: Advancing Organizational Knowledge Sharing
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Internet-Enabled Handheld Devices, Computing, and Programming: Mobile Commerce and Personal Data Applications
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Knowledge Networks: The Social Software Perspective
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Managing Cognitive Load in Adaptive Multimedia Learning
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Managing Very Large IT Projects in Businesses and Organizations
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Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Mobile Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (6 volumes)
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Networked Communities: Strategies for Digital Collaboration
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Social Software and Web 2.0 Technology Trends
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