[Air-l] Call for Book proposals in the area of Inclusive Design of Interactive Systems

[Advances in Technology and Human Interaction Book Series]

Advances in Technology and Human Interaction Series (ATHI) Book Series

http://www.igi-pub.com/bookseries/details.asp?id=10

Call for Edited Book Proposals
Publisher: IGI Global
Series Editors-in-Chief:  Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris (City University, UK)
Series Operational Editor: Chee Siang Ang (City University, UK)


LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:
Technology has rapidly become more and more pervasive in almost
everybody's lives. There are many daily activities that can be
performed much more comfortably.

For example, much of the power of the Web comes from the fact that it
presents information in a variety of formats and, therefore, is
theoretically accessible by users using a variety of technologies,
devices, and computer applications. The Web also becomes a medium to
disseminate information in more places and times, and to more people
of varying characteristics than any other media can ever achieve.

For that reason, the key objective of this call for book proposals is
to publish books in the area of inclusive design and evaluation of
interactive systems by focusing on the user aspect of Universal design
and interaction, and to present the wide range of advanced technology
that can help disadvantaged users get access to technology.

Inclusive design in this context refers to the approach to the design
of interactive products, technologies and services to be as usable as
possible by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability or
situation.

Editorial Review Board:
Editors-in-Chief: Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris (City University, UK)
Series Operational Editor: Chee Siang Ang (City University, UK)

Associate Editors:
Daniel Cunliffe
Claude Ghaoui
Epaminondas Kapetanios
Tom McEwan
Mats Edenius
Anabela Sarmento


International Editorial Advisory Board:
Willem-Paul Brinkman
Bendik Bygstad
Anita Greenhill
Sunil Hazari
Carolyn Jacobson
Lynette Kvasny
Seamas Kelly
Deborah Lafky
António Lucas Soares
Diane Murphy
Michael Waltemathe

SUBMISSION DUE DATE: 1st of June 2007

MISSION OF ATHI:
The Advances in Technology and Human Interaction (ATHI) Book Series
provides a platform for publication of books that address the broad
topics of Human-Computer Interactions (HCI).  The type of books that
the series intends to publish is therefore broad and interdisciplinary
and can include aspects from a wide variety of disciplines. These
disciplines range from more classic HCI ones such as usability and
accessibility evaluation, user modelling, user interface design to
non-classic HCI domains like social computing and online communities,
interaction with computer games, CSCW, ethnographic study of
human-computer interaction and human interaction from the point of
view of sociology or philosophy. We are primarily interested in edited
volumes that provide a forum for multiple views and voices to be
heard.  But we are also happy to consider authored books. It is open
to all research paradigms, be they empirical or conceptual, but
requires that they be accessible and reflected.

COVERAGE OF ATHI:
Among topics to be included (but not limited) are the following:

Access to education and learning
Accessibility guidelines
Accessible network communities
Adaptive and augmented interaction
Alternative I/O techniques
Ambient intelligence
Architectures and tools for universal access
Computer-mediated virtual spaces
Context-aware, personalized computing
Designing for diversity
Development methods
Disappearing computer
Economics of universal access
Environments of use
Intelligent user services
Interaction techniques, platforms and metaphors
Modality-independent interaction
Multi-sensory interfaces
Personalization
Privacy issues in sensor-augmented environments
Proactive computing
Smart artefacts and smart environments
Ubiquitous access
Universal design


SUBMITTING TO ATHI:
Prospective editors are invited to submit proposals for possible
edited volumes in the Advances in Technology and Human Interaction
(ATHI) Book Series.  Prospective editors should note that only
original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered.
Edited books usually contain approximately 15-20 comprehensive
chapters of 7,000-10,000 words each. All proposal submissions will be
evaluated by the series editorship.

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 cf559 at soi.city.ac.uk
by 01 June 2007.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Your (5-10 page) prospectus should include:

1. TITLES: 3-5 suggested titles
2. A SYNOPSIS of your proposed publication, including a concise
DEFINITION of the subject area
3. INTRODUCTION: An introduction to the subject area
4. OBJECTIVES: Overall objectives and mission
5. 5-10 INDEXING KEYWORDS for your proposed subject area
6. CONTRIBUTION AND SCHOLARLY VALUE: Novel input to the topic field
7. PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL IMPACT on field of e-business research
8. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS of your proposed publication
9. AUDIENCE: Projected audience
10. POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Readers will gain from your proposed publication
11. EXISTING COMPETING PUBLICATIONS: Existing publications
(competitors) and those publications' advantages and disadvantages
12. CONTENTS: Tentative table of contents
13. PROJECTED TOTAL PAGE/WORD COUNT for proposed publication
14. TIMETABLE: Tentative timetable for the entire project
15. POTENTIAL CHANNELS OF CALL DISTRIBUTION for the procurement of
submissions and contacts (List-Servs, Universities, etc.)
16. CONTACT INFORMATION: Mailing address, phone, fax and e-mail of editor(s)
17. CURRICULUM VITAE: A copy of your CV listing your education and
publication records

Should you have any questions, please contact us (cf559 at soi.city.ac.uk)


ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
The Advances in Technology and Human Interaction (ATHI) Book Series is
published by IGI Global, publisher of the "IGI Publishing," (formerly
"Idea Group Publishing"), "Information Science Publishing," "IRM
Press," "CyberTech Publishing" and "Information Science Reference"
(formerly "Idea Group Reference") imprints. For additional information
regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-pub.com.