Ubiquitous and Pervasive Knowledge and Learning Management: Semantics, Social Networking and New Media to Their Full Potential [Hardcover]

Miltiadis D. Lytras (Author), Miltiadis D. Lytras; Ambjorn Naeve (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1599044838 | ISBN-13: 978-1599044835 | Publication Date: March 8, 2007

The importance of semantics has been recognized in different areas of data and information management, including better access, exchange, interoperability, integration, and analysis of data. Semantics of data is about associating meaning to data, understanding what data represents, and improving the value of data. Ubiquitous and Pervasive Knowledge and Learning Management: Semantics, Social Networking and New Media to Their Full Potential presents an alternative view to ubiquitous and pervasive knowledge, architectural frameworks, and methodological issues, and introduces some of the major techniques and tools developed in the domain of ontology building, analysis, and semantic Web. Ubiquitous and Pervasive Knowledge and Learning Management: Semantics, Social Networking and New Media to Their Full Potential contributes to the revolutionary domain of semantic Web and information systems in the following aspects: vision, methodologies, tools, and applications.

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About the Author

Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras earned his Ph.D., MBA, and B.Sc. from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He is a faculty member in both the Computers Engineering and Informatics Department (CEID) and the Department of Business Administration at the University of Patras. He s also a faculty member in the Technology Education and Digital Systems Department at the University of Piraeus. Since 1998, he has been a research officer in ELTRUN, the research center in the Department of Management Science and Technology at AUEB. His research focuses on Semantic Web, knowledge management and e-learning, with more than 50 publications in these areas. He has co-edited nine special issues in international journals and has authored/edited six books. He is the founder of the Semantic Web and Information Systems Special Interest Group in the Association for Information Systems (http://www.sigsemis.org) as well as the co-founder of AIS SIG on Reusable Learning Objects and Learning Design (http://www.sigrlo.org). He serves as the Editor-in-Chief for three international journals, while acting as an associate editor or editorial board member in seven other journals. Dr. Ambjörn Naeve (www.nada.kth.se/~amb) has a background in mathematics and computer science and received his Ph.D. in computer science from KTH in 1993. He is presently coordinator of research on Interactive Learning Environments and the Semantic Web at the Centre for user-oriented Information technology Design (CID: http://cid.nada.kth.se) at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH: www.kth.se) in Stockholm, where he heads the Knowledge Management Research group (KMR: http://kmr.nada.kth.se).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 324 pages
• Publisher: IGI Global (March 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599044838
• ISBN-13: 978-1599044835
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,426,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Professor Miltiadis D. Lytras
Personal Web Site: http://www.miltoslytras.net

Research Professor, The American College of Greece, Deree College, Greece
Miltiadis D. Lytras is a Research Professor in the American College of Greece - Deree College . His research focuses on semantic web, knowledge management and e-learning, with more than 100 publications in these areas. He has co-edited / co-edits, 25 special issues in International Journals (e.g. IEEE Transaction on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Transactions on Education, Computers in Human Behaviour, Interactive Learning Environments, Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, etc) and has authored/[co-]edited 25 books [e.g. Open Source for Knowledge and Learning Management, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Knowledge Management, Intelligent Learning Infrastructures for Knowledge Intensive Organizations, Semantic Web Based Information Systems, China Information technology Hanbook, Real World Applications of Semantic Web and Ontologies, Web 2.0: The Business Model, etc] . He is the founder and officer of the Semantic Web and Information Systems Special Interest Group in the Association for Information Systems (http://www.sigsemis.org). He serves as the (Co) Editor in Chief of 12 international journals [e.g. International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, International Journal on Social and Humanistic Computing, International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems, International Journal on Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism, International Journal of Electronic Democracy, International Journal of Electronic Banking, International Journal of Electronic Trade etc] while he is associate editor or editorial board member in seven more.