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ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (AKCSN) BOOK SERIES
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Hakikur Rahman
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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 calls for a knowledge based perspective adopting
concepts belonging to advancement on information science, knowledge
communication and knowledge management pertaining to
multi-disciplinary aspects. This series will cover, but not limited to
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.

To improvise the effects of information revolution and reach out to
the general community, this book series will try to establish
innovative model of approaches in understanding the dynamics of
knowledge communication, drawing upon knowledge gains from the various
branches of information science and the cognitive arena. The book
series will try to provide an analytical approach to the holistic
situation of the newly emerged knowledge perspectives featuring
innovative models of technology transfer focusing upon the concepts of
knowledge communication processes. When knowledge is a good to
exchange through technological communication, then understanding of
the dynamics influencing knowledge intelligibly become the premier
issue to initiate high-end researches. In this context, the book
series will aim to investigate which functions the knowledge-intensive
services will form a major research area within the process of
knowledge communication. It will also promote 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. Your work will be showcased
in a collection that finds wide acceptance by both libraries and
international indexes, and a diverse international editorial advisory
board will support it. As major audience of books under this book
series will be comprised of academics, scientists, technologists, and
policy makers, it is highly likely that your edited book will be used
as 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

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


NEXT SUBMISSION DUE DATE: OCTOBER 15, 2007

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
· 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 email@... by ****** NO LATER THAN
OCTOBER 15, 2007 ******

PROSPECTUS SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Your 5-10 page (not including your CV) book prospectus should contain
the following information:

1. 3-5 SUGGESTED TITLES for your proposed publication
2. A SYNOPSIS of your proposed publication, including a concise
DEFINITION of the subject area
3. INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT AREA
4. 5-10 INDEXING KEYWORDS for your proposed subject area
5. Overall OBJECTIVES AND MISSION of your proposed publication
6. SCHOLARLY VALUE AND POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION to information science,
technology and management literature
7. PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL IMPACT on your field of research
8. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS of your proposed publication
9. PROSPECTIVE AUDIENCE for such a publication
10. POTENTIAL BENEFITS readers will gain from your proposed publication
11. EXISTING COMPETING PUBLICATIONS and their advantages and
disadvantages in comparison to your proposed publication
12. TENTATIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS
13. PROJECTED TOTAL PAGE/WORD COUNT for proposed publication
14. TENTATIVE TIMETABLE for the entire project
15. POTENTIAL CHANNELS OF CALL DISTRIBUTION for the procurement of
submissions and contacts (List-Servs, Universities, etc.)
16. COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS, phone, fax and e-mail information FOR
EACH EDITOR/AUTHOR
17. A COPY OF YOUR VITAE, listing education and publication records
FOR EACH EDITOR/AUTHOR

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
The Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book
Series is published by IGI Global, publisher of the "IGI Publishing,"
"Information Science Publishing," "IRM Press," "CyberTech Publishing"
and "Information 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:

Please forward proposals and submission inquiries to:
Hakikur Rahman
Editor-in-Chief
Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series
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