Virtual Knowledge

Virtual Knowledge
Author: Paul Wouters
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2013
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 026201839X

An examination of emerging forms of knowledge creation using Web-based technologies, analyzed from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Virtual Knowledge

Virtual Knowledge
Author: Paul Wouters
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2012-10-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0262304821

An examination of emerging forms of knowledge creation using Web-based technologies, analyzed from an interdisciplinary perspective. Today we are witnessing dramatic changes in the way scientific and scholarly knowledge is created, codified, and communicated. This transformation is connected to the use of digital technologies and the virtualization of knowledge. In this book, scholars from a range of disciplines consider just what, if anything, is new when knowledge is produced in new ways. Does knowledge itself change when the tools of knowledge acquisition, representation, and distribution become digital? Issues of knowledge creation and dissemination go beyond the development and use of new computational tools. The book, which draws on work from the Virtual Knowledge Studio, brings together research on scientific practice, infrastructure, and technology. Focusing on issues of digital scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, the contributors discuss who can be considered legitimate knowledge creators, the value of “invisible” labor, the role of data visualization in policy making, the visualization of uncertainty, the conceptualization of openness in scholarly communication, data floods in the social sciences, and how expectations about future research shape research practices. The contributors combine an appreciation of the transformative power of the virtual with a commitment to the empirical study of practice and use. Contributors Anne Beaulieu, Sarah de Rijcke, Bas van Heur, Smiljana Antonijević, Stefan Dormans, Sally Wyatt, Matthijs Kouw, Charles van den Heuvel, Andrea Scharnhorst, Rebecca Moody, Victor Bekkers, Clement Levallois, Stephanie Steinmetz, Paul Wouters, Clifford Tatum, Nicholas W. Jankowski, Jan Kok

Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations

Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations
Author: Yogesh Malhotra
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781878289735

Annotation Twenty essays present current research on knowledge management as related to effective design of new organization forms. The first section of the book covers frameworks, models, analyses, case studies and research on the integration of knowledge management within virtual organizations, virtual teams and virtual communities of practice. Themes covered in this section include business model innovation; design of virtual organization forms; net-based models; techniques for enabling knowledge capture, sharing and transfer; and collaboration and competition at intra- and inter-organizational levels. The focus of the second half is on key success factors that are important for realizing virtual models of business transformation. Topics include the role of organizational control systems, the role of internal and external employees and customers in creation of organizational knowledge, and information quality issues. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Logic and Theism

Logic and Theism
Author: Jordan Howard Sobel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2003-11-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139449982

This is a wide-ranging 2004 book about arguments for and against beliefs in God. This book will be a valuable resource for philosophers of religion and theologians and will interest logicians and mathematicians as well.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality
Author: Samuel Greengard
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0262537524

A comprehensive overview of developments in augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality—and how they could affect every part of our lives. After years of hype, extended reality—augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR)—has entered the mainstream. Commercially available, relatively inexpensive VR headsets transport wearers to other realities—fantasy worlds, faraway countries, sporting events—in ways that even the most ultra-high-definition screen cannot. AR glasses receive data in visual and auditory forms that are more useful than any laptop or smartphone can deliver. Immersive MR environments blend physical and virtual reality to create a new reality. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, technology writer Samuel Greengard offers an accessible overview of developments in extended reality, explaining the technology, considering the social and psychological ramifications, and discussing possible future directions. Greengard describes the history and technological development of augmented and virtual realities, including the latest research in the field, and surveys the various shapes and forms of VR, AR, and MR, including head-mounted displays, mobile systems, and goggles. He examines the way these technologies are shaping and reshaping some professions and industries, and explores how extended reality affects psychology, morality, law, and social constructs. It's not a question of whether extended reality will become a standard part of our world, he argues, but how, when, and where these technologies will take hold. Will extended reality help create a better world? Will it benefit society as a whole? Or will it merely provide financial windfalls for a select few? Greengard's account equips us to ask the right questions about a transformative technology.

Web-based Learning

Web-based Learning
Author: Reggie Kwan
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9812381260

This book provides an up-to-date study of technical, pedagogical and managerial issues in Web-based learning. The successful application of Web-based learning provides enhancements in workforce performance, helps to lower costs, and encourages innovation for Web-based and distance learning.It presents a selection of 20 refereed papers given at the First International Conference on Web-Based Learning from over 70 submissions by academic researchers and industry developers from 19 different countries. It provides an excellent resource for students, researchers and practitioners involved in Web-based learning.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in: ? Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)? Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings? (ISSHP? / ISI Proceedings)? Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)

Axmedis 2006

Axmedis 2006
Author: Atta Badii
Publisher: Firenze University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2006
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 8884535263

E-Commerce, and Web Technologies

E-Commerce, and Web Technologies
Author: Christian Huemer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2013-08-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642398782

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Electronic Commerce and Web Technologies (EC-Web) held in Prague, Czech Republic, in August 2013. In 2013, EC-Web focused on recommender systems, semantic e-business, business services and process management, and agent-based e-commerce. The 13 full and 6 short papers accepted for EC-Web, selected from 43 submissions, were carefully reviewed based on their originality, quality, relevance, and presentation.

E-Learning

E-Learning
Author: Lynne Mealy
Publisher: Rector-Duncan
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2000-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780967923925

Innovations Through Information Technology

Innovations Through Information Technology
Author: Information Resources Management Association. International Conference
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 750
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781591402619

Innovations Through Information Technology aims to provide a collection of unique perspectives on the issues surrounding the management of information technology in organizations around the world and the ways in which these issues are addressed. This valuable book is a compilation of features including the latest research in the area of IT utilization and management, in addition to being a valuable source in support of teaching and research agendas.