[AISWorld] CALL FOR BOOK VOLUME PROPOSALS

[Hakikur Rahman]

CALL FOR BOOK VOLUME PROPOSALS:

<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=37168>Advances 
in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Hakikur Rahman
PUBLISHER: IGI Global <<http://www.igi-pub.com/>http://www.igi-global.com>

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:

The AKCSN is an international book series that 
publishes high-quality original research about 
knowledge communities and social networks. This 
book series presents advancements on information 
science, knowledge communication and knowledge 
management. This series covers, but is not 
limited to, research on knowledge management, 
knowledge communications, knowledge economy, 
information society, information dynamics, 
information processing, information retrieval, 
digital divide, grass-roots communities, 
developing countries, mobile computing, 
e-governance, e-commerce, e-society and e-applications.

This book series attempts to establish innovative 
models and approaches to understanding the 
dynamics of knowledge communication, drawing upon 
knowledge gains from the various branches of 
information science and the cognitive arena. It 
also promotes a systemic focus on the 
communication process underlying knowledge 
transmission, within the broader framework of the knowledge-based economy.

By becoming a contributor to the Advances in 
Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) 
Book Series, you will be granted an opportunity 
that a few have ever gained; and at the same time:
·         your work will be showcased in a 
collection that finds wide acceptance by both 
libraries and international indexes,
·         a diverse international editorial 
advisory board will support your research, and
·         as this book series is comprised of 
works by academics, scientists, technologists, 
and policy makers, it is highly likely that your 
edited book will be used as a guide in the 
national and regional development processes, 
reinforcing different tiers of knowledge implementations.

I welcome you to consider submitting your 
research to this series in hopes of providing the 
field of E-Government with collections of pivotal 
applications, methods and technologies.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:

Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series

Editor-in-Chief: Hakikur Rahman, ICMS, Bangladesh

Associate Editors:
Baanda A. Salim, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
A.V.Senthil Kumar, CMS College of Science and Commerce, India
Yanbo J. Wang, The University of Liverpool, UK

International Editorial Advisory Board:
Anne-Marie Oostveen, Oxford Internet Institute, UK
James Piecowye, Zayed University, Dubai
Ali Serhan Koyuncugil, Capital Markets Board of Turkey, Turkey
Robert A. Cropf, Saint Louis University, USA
Arla Juntunen, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland
Deborah L. Wheeler, United States Naval Academy, USA
Vincenzo Ambriola, University of Pisa, Italy
Tsegaye Tadesse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Alemayehu Molla, RMIT University, Australia
Subhajit Basu, Queen's University, UK
Claude Ghaoui, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Teresa Sancho Vinuesa, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Lucas Walsh, Deakin University, Australia
Agusti Cerrillo Martinez, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

NEXT SUBMISSION DUE DATE: OCTOBER 30, 2011

MISSION OF AKCSN:
The Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social 
Networks (AKCSN) Book Series is a 
multi-disciplinary international book series that 
aims to publish high-quality, original research 
about knowledge management.  The AKCSN will 
provide an analytical approach to the holistic 
situation of the newly emerging knowledge 
dynamics featuring innovation in knowledge 
acquisition, knowledge communication and 
knowledge management focusing upon the concepts 
of the knowledge communities and social networks.

COVERAGE of AKCSN:
The coverage of AKCSN Book Series is 
international and focused on original research in 
knowledge communications, applications, 
management, policies and implications. Areas of 
interest include, but are not limited to the following:

·         Knowledge Management and Business Improvement
·         Knowledge as Capacity for Action
·         Knowledge as a Symbol/Model of Development
·         Knowledge as an Empirical Problem Solving Tool
·         Agent-mediated Knowledge Management
·         The Framework of a Pragmatic Conception of Knowledge
·         Knowledge as a Competitive Force
·         Flourishing Knowledge Creation Environments
·         Measuring and Evaluating Knowledge Assets
·         Technology Orientation and Capitalization of Knowledge
·         Current State and Future Development of 
the Institutional Knowledge Management
·         Knowledge Management Practices and Future Perspectives
·         Challenges of Knowledge Management
·         Methods, Measures and Instruments of Knowledge Management
·         Conceptual Role of ICTs in Knowledge Communication and Management
·         Organizational Knowledge Communication 
and Knowledge Transfer as the Focal Point of Knowledge Management
·         Distributed Knowledge Management Business Cases and Experiences
·         Knowledge Management System 
Architectures, Infrastructure and Middleware
·         Strategic Management and Business Process Analysis
·         Networks as Institutionalized Intermediaries of KC
·         Organizational Knowledge Communication
·         Communication of Knowledge in Organizations
·         Knowledge Communication and the Role of 
Communities and Social Networks
·         General Importance and Role of Knowledge Communities
·         Importance and Role of Knowledge 
Communities in R&D and Innovative Knowledge Creation
·         Supporting Virtual Communities of Practice and Interest Networks
·         Methodologies to Analyze, Design and 
Deploy Distributed Knowledge Management Solutions
·         Social Models to Design and Support 
Knowledge Intensive Collaborative Processes
·         Meta-data Representation and Management 
(e.g., semantic-based coordination mechanisms, use of ontologies, etc.)
·         Knowledge Acquisition Systems and Networks
·         Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Deployed Systems
·         Networks and Knowledge Communication in R&D Environments
·         Communication and Management of Knowledge in R&D Networks
·         Application of Social Network Analysis as a Knowledge Management Tool
·         Leveraging Knowledge Communication 
Networks – Approaches to Interpretations and Interventions
·         Whole-Network Properties and Knowledge Communication
·         Knowledge Communication and Impact of Network Structures
·         Roles and Positional Models of Knowledge Communication Networks
·         Leveraging Knowledge Communication in Social Networks
·         Epistemology of Knowledge Society
·         Citizens’ eParticipation in Local Decision-Making Processes
·         eCapacity Building Programmes to Ensure 
Digital Cohesion and Improved eGovernment Performance at Local Level
·         Broadband Infrastructure and the New Wireless Network Solutions
·         Local eGovernment Interoperability and security
·         Generation of Municipal Services in Multi-Channel Environments
·         Introduction to Mobile Computing
·         Business Process Modeling
·         Concept of Open Government
·         Concept of Open Business
·         Information and Data Management
·         Communication and Agent Technology
·         Best Practices for Mobile Computing
·         Information Policy Overview
·         Communications and the Internet
·         Knowledge Chains
·         Community Practices
·         Learning Utilities
·         Advanced Researches in Knowledge Communities


SUBMITTING TO AKCSN:
Prospective authors should note that only 
original and previously unpublished manuscripts 
will be considered. Final decision regarding 
acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on 
the reviews and assessment of the publisher, IGI 
Global. All submissions must be forwarded 
electronically to 
<mailto:email at hakik.org>email at hakik.org by ****** 
NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 30, 2011 ******

PROSPECTUS SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Your book prospectus should contain the following information:

1.     3-5 TITLE suggestions for your publication
2.     OVERALL OBJECTIVES AND MISSION of your 
proposed publication and why it should be published
3.     POTENTIAL USES for your publication, 
identifying potential context(s) this book will 
be utilized, such as library reference, 
upper-level course supplement, resource for instructors, etc.
4.     PLAN FOR REACHING CONTRIBUTORS identifying 
networks, colleagues, contacts, plans for 
creating website for call for papers, 
distributing information at conferences, etc.
5.     TENTATIVE CALL FOR CHAPTERS (including 
brief synopsis and intended table of contents) 
portraying your plan for attaining submissions
6.     A COPY OF YOUR VITAE listing education and 
publication records FOR EACH EDITOR

Do you have an intended word/chapter count for 
this publication? Our standard edited books will 
have at least 15 chapters, with a minimum of 
135,000 words. Please confirm your intention to 
meet these word/chapter counts.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
The Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social 
Networks (AKCSN) Book Series is published by IGI 
Global, publisher of the “Information Science 
Reference,” “Medical Information Science 
Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and 
“Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For 
additional information regarding the publisher, 
please visit www.igi-global.com.

All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the attention of:

Hakikur Rahman
Editor-in-Chief
Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series
<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=37168>http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=37168 

Email: <mailto:email at hakik.org>email at hakik.org  
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