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<b>CALL FOR BOOK VOLUME PROPOSALS:<br>
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<a href="http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=37168">
Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book
Series</a><br>
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Hakikur Rahman<br>
PUBLISHER: IGI Global
<<a href="http://www.igi-pub.com/">http://www.igi-global.com</a>
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:<br>
<br>
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. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
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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:<br>
· your work will be
showcased in a collection that finds wide acceptance by both libraries
and international indexes,<br>
· a diverse international
editorial advisory board will support your research, and<br>
· 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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: <br>
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Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book
Series<br>
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Editor-in-Chief: Hakikur Rahman, ICMS, Bangladesh<br>
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Associate Editors:<br>
Baanda A. Salim, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania<br>
A.V.Senthil Kumar, CMS College of Science and Commerce, India<br>
Yanbo J. Wang, The University of Liverpool, UK<br>
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International Editorial Advisory Board:<br>
Anne-Marie Oostveen, Oxford Internet Institute, UK<br>
James Piecowye, Zayed University, Dubai<br>
Ali Serhan Koyuncugil, Capital Markets Board of Turkey, Turkey<br>
Robert A. Cropf, Saint Louis University, USA<br>
Arla Juntunen, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland<br>
Deborah L. Wheeler, United States Naval Academy, USA<br>
Vincenzo Ambriola, University of Pisa, Italy<br>
Tsegaye Tadesse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA<br>
Alemayehu Molla, RMIT University, Australia<br>
Subhajit Basu, Queen's University, UK<br>
Claude Ghaoui, Liverpool John Moores University, UK<br>
Teresa Sancho Vinuesa, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain<br>
Lucas Walsh, Deakin University, Australia<br>
Agusti Cerrillo Martinez, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain<br>
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NEXT SUBMISSION DUE DATE: OCTOBER 30, 2011<br>
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MISSION OF AKCSN: <br>
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.<br>
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COVERAGE of AKCSN: <br>
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:<br>
<br>
· Knowledge Management
and Business Improvement<br>
· Knowledge as Capacity
for Action<br>
· Knowledge as a
Symbol/Model of Development<br>
· Knowledge as an
Empirical Problem Solving Tool<br>
· Agent-mediated
Knowledge Management<br>
· The Framework of a
Pragmatic Conception of Knowledge<br>
· Knowledge as a
Competitive Force<br>
· Flourishing Knowledge
Creation Environments<br>
· Measuring and
Evaluating Knowledge Assets<br>
· Technology Orientation
and Capitalization of Knowledge<br>
· Current State and
Future Development of the Institutional Knowledge Management<br>
· Knowledge Management
Practices and Future Perspectives<br>
· Challenges of Knowledge
Management<br>
· Methods, Measures and
Instruments of Knowledge Management<br>
· Conceptual Role of ICTs
in Knowledge Communication and Management<br>
· Organizational
Knowledge Communication and Knowledge Transfer as the Focal Point of
Knowledge Management<br>
· Distributed Knowledge
Management Business Cases and Experiences<br>
· Knowledge Management
System Architectures, Infrastructure and Middleware<br>
· Strategic Management
and Business Process Analysis<br>
· Networks as
Institutionalized Intermediaries of KC<br>
· Organizational
Knowledge Communication<br>
· Communication of
Knowledge in Organizations<br>
· Knowledge Communication
and the Role of Communities and Social Networks<br>
· General Importance and
Role of Knowledge Communities<br>
· Importance and Role of
Knowledge Communities in R&D and Innovative Knowledge Creation<br>
· Supporting Virtual
Communities of Practice and Interest Networks<br>
· Methodologies to
Analyze, Design and Deploy Distributed Knowledge Management
Solutions<br>
· Social Models to Design
and Support Knowledge Intensive Collaborative Processes <br>
· Meta-data
Representation and Management (e.g., semantic-based coordination
mechanisms, use of ontologies, etc.)<br>
· Knowledge Acquisition
Systems and Networks <br>
· Performance Evaluation
and Benchmarking of Deployed Systems<br>
· Networks and Knowledge
Communication in R&D Environments<br>
· Communication and
Management of Knowledge in R&D Networks<br>
· Application of Social
Network Analysis as a Knowledge Management Tool<br>
· Leveraging Knowledge
Communication Networks – Approaches to Interpretations and
Interventions<br>
· Whole-Network
Properties and Knowledge Communication<br>
· Knowledge Communication
and Impact of Network Structures<br>
· Roles and Positional
Models of Knowledge Communication Networks<br>
· Leveraging Knowledge
Communication in Social Networks<br>
· Epistemology of
Knowledge Society<br>
· Citizens’
eParticipation in Local Decision-Making Processes<br>
· eCapacity Building
Programmes to Ensure Digital Cohesion and Improved eGovernment
Performance at Local Level <br>
· Broadband
Infrastructure and the New Wireless Network Solutions <br>
· Local eGovernment
Interoperability and security<br>
· Generation of Municipal
Services in Multi-Channel Environments<br>
· Introduction to Mobile
Computing<br>
· Business Process
Modeling<br>
· Concept of Open
Government<br>
· Concept of Open
Business<br>
· Information and Data
Management<br>
· Communication and Agent
Technology<br>
· Best Practices for
Mobile Computing<br>
· Information Policy
Overview<br>
· Communications and the
Internet<br>
· Knowledge Chains<br>
· Community
Practices<br>
· Learning Utilities<br>
· Advanced Researches in
Knowledge Communities<br>
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SUBMITTING TO AKCSN:<br>
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 <a href="mailto:email@hakik.org">email@hakik.org</a> by
****** NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 30, 2011 ******<br>
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PROSPECTUS SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:<br>
<br>
Your book prospectus should contain the following information:<br>
<br>
1. 3-5 TITLE suggestions for your
publication<br>
2. OVERALL OBJECTIVES AND MISSION of your
proposed publication and why it should be published <br>
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.<br>
4. PLAN FOR REACHING CONTRIBUTORS identifying
networks, colleagues, contacts, plans for creating website for call for
papers, distributing information at conferences, etc.<br>
5. TENTATIVE CALL FOR CHAPTERS (including brief
synopsis and intended table of contents) portraying your plan for
attaining submissions<br>
6. A COPY OF YOUR VITAE listing education and
publication records FOR EACH EDITOR <br>
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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. <br>
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ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:<br>
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
<a href="http://www.igi-global.com/" eudora="autourl">
www.igi-global.com</a>. <br>
<br>
All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the
attention of:<br>
<br>
Hakikur Rahman<br>
Editor-in-Chief<br>
Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book
Series<br>
<a href="http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=37168">
http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=37168</a>
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