[Air-L] 3rd round CFP: AKCSN BOOK SERIES

[Hakikur Rahman]

(Third Round of Call)
CALL FOR BOOK VOLUME PROPOSALS:

ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (AKCSN) BOOK SERIES
http://www.igi-global.com/bookseries

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Hakikur Rahman
PUBLISHER: IGI Global < http://www.igi-global.com>

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, ICMS, Bangladesh

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
Lucas Walsh, Deakin University, Australia
Agusti Cerrillo Martinez, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain



NEXT SUBMISSION DUE DATE: MAY 15, 2008

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 at hakik.org by ****** NO LATER THAN MAY 15, 2008 ******

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
http://www.igi-global.com/bookseries
Direct link:
www.igi-global.com/akcsn
Email: email at hakik.org