IGI Global Releases December Journals Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 12: December 2008

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E-Gaming Webinar Shatters Records With 750+ Registrants

IGI Global, in collaboration with Elluminate and Dr. Janet Salmons (IGI Global's Collaborative Technology Adviser), breaks prior online symposium records with over 750 researchers, academicians, and librarians from across the globe registered to attend the recent Teaching with Online Games webinar. The free event, led by University of Vermont (USA) professor Dr. David Gibson, was held on Thursday, December 11, 2008 and discussed new ideas, research, and reflections in the potential of games and simulations to improve teaching and learning. A link to a recording is now posted at: http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=9691 for future viewing.
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---- iPods Get Grooving in the Classroom	Click here to view a FREE copy of this valuable research article!
With new advancements in technology and learning, instructors now point to the iPod as a useful tool for classroom enhancement due to its impact and engagement with sound and visual media. In “Choreo:pod: Dance and the iPod Towards Blended Learning”, an article from the most recent issue of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning... Read More

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Sponsored Search Sleuths Out Best Deals for Bargain Shoppers

(Dr. Roumen Vraov)

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In addition to helping consumers navigate the Web, search engines offer a new kind of e-service known as a sponsored search. Not only a useful promotional tool for Web advertisers, this new technology benefits consumers as well in their hunt for the best deals and lowest prices. In “Sponsored Search as a Strategic E-Service”, an article from the most recent issue of the International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications...
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Healthcare Providers Discuss Online, Reaching Patients Worldwide

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As healthcare providers seek improved customer relationship management to best accommodate their patients, a once largely overlooked outlet, online discussion groups, may be the answer to enhance and move directed communication. In “Ethnographic Discovery of Adverse Events in Patient Online Discussions: Customer Relationship Management”, an article from a recent issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics...
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Mobile Computers Drive Auto Industry Innovation

(Dr. Joanna Lumsden)

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Just as the motor car is an integral part of modern society, computers have become an essential aspect to everyday lives. Recently, the two products have begun to merge as computing-related technology is increasingly implemented within road-going vehicles. In “On-the-Move and in Your Car: An Overview of HCI Issues for In-Car Computing”, an article from the most recent issue of the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction...
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Robots Grow Emotional With Advancing Technologies

(Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jordi Vallverdú)

The future hints towards promising and exciting advancements in the field of synthetic emotions, according to Universitat Autόnoma de Barcelona (Spain) professor and renowned scholar Dr. Jordi Vallverdú. His groundbreaking 2010 journal, International Journal of Synthetic Emotions (IJSE) covers the main issues relevant to the generation, expression, and use of synthetic emotions in agents, robots, systems, and devices.
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Pay-Per-View Research Database Expands to 27,000+ Articles

IGI Global’s comprehensive pay-per-view service – InfoSci-On-Demand (www.infosci-on-demand.com) – recently expanded to over 27,000+ articles with new research not yet available in print added on a daily basis.

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