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Emerging Topics and Technologies in Information Systems

Emerging Topics and Technologies in Information Systems

Miltiadis D. Lytras (University of Patras, Greece) and Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain)
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Release Date: February, 2009|Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 350
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-222-0
ISBN13: 9781605662220|ISBN10: 1605662224|EISBN13: 9781605662237
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Today, the information systems (IS) discipline faces new challenges. Emerging technologies as well as matured approaches for the social, technical, and developmental role of IS provide a new context for the evolution of the discipline over the next few years.

Emerging Topics and Technologies in Information Systems communicates the challenges and opportunities that information systems research is dealing with today while promoting cutting-edge research on how current IS support is creating the critical backbone for the knowledge society. This book is an essential reference for policy makers, government officers, academicians, and practitioners thirsty for knowledge on IS and IT beyond traditional textbooks.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Approaches to adaptation on the Web
  • Commercialization in information technology
  • Cultural and regional e-commerce
  • Enterprise resource planning system
  • ERP implementations
  • Global understanding environment
  • Information Systems Agility
  • Knowledge work with semantic portals
  • Measuring and reporting technological capital
  • Mobile Advertising
  • Personalized portal
  • Semantic information retrieval
  • Semantic models and rules
  • Technology-related privacy concerns
  • Virtual Environments
  • Web service discovery systems
  • Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
  • Wireless integration of patient information systems
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This book goes beyond the verbalism of wishful thinking and applies modern approaches through emerging technologies like knowledge portals, push/pull technologies, Web 2.0, Semantic Web, adaptive and personalized technologies, metadata and content standards, free and open source software, ubiquitous and pervasive technologies, intelligent agents, content/knowledge management systems and grid technologies, among others.

– Miltiadis D. Lytras, University of Patras, Greece

This book provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities currently at play in the field of information research (IS).

– Book News Inc. (May 2009)
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Dr Miltiadis D. Lytras is a visiting researcher at Effat University. Dr Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of cognitive computing, information systems, technology-enabled innovation, social networks, computers in human behavior, and knowledge management. He is an expert in advanced computer science and management, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Asia. He served as the Editor in Chief of the International Journal in Semantic Web and Information Systems. He has co-edited more than 110 high impact factor special issues in ISI/Scopus indexed journals and co-Edited/Authored more than 80 books in international publishers including Elsevier, Emerald, IGI-Global, Springer, etc. Dr Lytras has co-authored more than 120 high impact factor papers in Q1 and Q2, Web of Science and Scopus indexed Journals such as: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering; IEEE Internet Computing; IEEE Transactions on Education; IEEE Access; Future Generation Computer Systems; Journal of Business Research; International Journal of Information Management; Journal of Innovation and Knowledge; Technological forecasting and Social Change; Journal of Ambient Technology and Humanized Computing; World Wide Web Journal; Computers in Human Behavior; Studies in Higher Education; Telematics and Informatics; Information Systems Management; IJ of Engineering Education; Journal of Universal Computer Science; Journal of Knowledge Management; British Journal on Education Technology; Interactive Learning Environment; Educational Technology and Society; Behavior and Information Technology, etc. Dr. Lytras has a 25 years’ experience on Research and Development projects and grants with significant skills and competencies to the successful conceptualization, financing and implementation of R&D projects with extensive experience in Europe, Middle East, and Far East. He has involved in more than 70 R&D projects overtime. Main areas of expertis Dr. Lytras has hold various senior editorial positions in prestigious journals over time including Editor in Chief and Associate Editor positions. He has also the privilege to guest edit more than 130 special issues in high impact factor journals. · Founding Editor and Editor in Chief of IJ on Semantic Web and Information Systems (High Impact Factor, WoS indexed) Additional editorial positions (selected): · Founding Editor in Chief, International Journal on Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL) · Founding Editor in Chief International Journal of Knowledge and Learning (IJKL) · Founding Editor in Chief of International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IJKSR) Dr. Lytras has (co-edited) more than 100 peer reviewed volumes/books in topics related to his expertise. Indicative titles include: · Digital Transformation in Healthcare in Post-COVID-19 Times · Smart Cities and Digital Transformation: Empowering Communities, Limitless Innovation, Sustainable Development and the Next Generation, · Smart Cities: Issues and Challenges: Mapping Political, Social and Economic Risks and Threats · Smart Villages in the EU and Beyond
Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos is a professor in the Department of Business Administration and Accountability in the Faculty of Economics at The University of Oviedo (Spain). Her teaching and research interests focus on the areas of strategic management, knowledge management, intellectual capital, and China. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Behaviour and Information Technology journal. Additionally, she is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital (IJLIC) and the International Journal of Strategic Change Management (IJSCM). She is also Editor-in-Chief of IGI Global’s International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), as well as editor for a number of IGI Global book publications and full book series.
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