[XML4Lib] Call for Chapters: Collaborative Technologies and Applications for Interactive Information Design

[Kwong-Bor Ng]

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*CALL FOR CHAPTERS*

Proposals Submission Deadline: 4/30/2008

Full Chapters Due: 8/31/2008

*Collaborative Technologies and Applications for Interactive Information
Design:
Emerging Trends in User Experiences*

A book edited by Scott Rummler and Dr. Kwong-Bor Ng, CUNY Queens College

*Introduction*
Collaboration is a form of electronic communication in which individuals
work on the same documents or processes over a period of time. The Web is
considered one of the first examples of collaboration in the digital age,
and today, collaboration is often discussed in the context of Electronic
Content Management Systems (ECM) and other content-rich social computing
tools. When applied to technologies development, collaboration often has a
focus on user-centered design and rapid prototyping, with a strong
people-orientation. Common functionalities include Wikis, interactive
message boards, social bookmarking, electronic negotiation and collaborative
filtering. This book will examine the topic from a wide variety of
viewpoints, including Information and Library Science, IT consulting, and
education.

*Objective of the Book *
This will be the only publication that addresses collaboration in all of its
forms. It will offer a fresh perspective on the Web by viewing it as
basically the response for a need for collaboration. The book will have a
wide range of authors whose expertise is assembled in no other place, from
emerging IT, to user experience design, to ECM systems.

Most of the major recent IT developments (the Web, the iPhone, ECM systems)
have arisen directly or indirectly out of a need for collaboration.
Collaboration is now being seen as desirable in itself, so it is likely that
the next big thing in the IT space will involve collaborative technologies.
This publication will allow experts with diverse backgrounds to combine
their expertise for the first time. The authors and their associates will
form a natural base for discussing and promoting the book, and can be
expected to be enthusiastic.

*Target Audience *
The book is expected to extend the current audience for research on the
topicby attracting business practitioners and a percentage of additional
diverse technology readers. Major groups include: scholars in the field of
Information Science, business users of ECM systems, educators seeking
collaborative learning experiences, IT sociologists, Information Architects,
User Experience Designers, experts who study the effect of technology on
society, business consultants.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Adaptive Interface

Authentication

Best Practices in Collaboration

Collaborative Authoring (e.g., Wiki)

Collaboration in Library Settings

Collaboration in Handheld Devices

Collaboration in Manufacturing

Collaboration in Product Design

Collaboration in Research and Development

Collaboration in Smart Appliances

Collaboration in the Healthcare Industry

Collaboration in Usability Engineering

Collaboration in User-designed Content

Collaboration in User-generated Content

Collaborative Technology: Theory, Applications, and Trends

Context Awareness

Designing Spaces for Collaboration

Disruptive Collaborative Technologies

E-Learning Implementations in the New York City School System

Electronic Content Management Systems and Collaboration

Emerging Collaboration Technologies

Emerging technology in Collaboration

Future Directions in Collaboration

Future Trends in Collaborative Technologies

Information Architecture for Collaboration

IT Consulting for Collaboration

Library 2.0 and Collaboration

Models for Permissions in Collaboration

Social Group Theory of Collaboration

Social tagging and folksonomy

The Design of Collaborative Technology Spaces

The history of collaboration

Theoretical foundations of collaboration

Usability Factors in Collaboration

User Experience Design for Collaboration

Web 2.0 and Collaboration

*Submission Procedure*
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before *April 30,
2008*, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and
concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will
be notified by *May 31, 2008* about the status of their proposals and sent
chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by *August
31, 2008*. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review
basis. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea
Group Inc.), publisher of the Information Science Reference (formerly Idea
Group Reference) and Medical Information Science Reference imprints. For
additional information regarding the publisher, please visit
www.igi-global.com.

*Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document)
or by mail to:*

*rummler_s at yahoo.com *
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