Libraries are increasingly demanding the ability to exploit their library systems (LIS) using application programming interfaces (APIs), Web services, or other technologies. This issue of “Library Technology Reports” explores how vendors of open source library technology are approaching this desire for customization plus an in-depth exploration of trends towards APIs, Web services, and the service-oriented architecture. Topics covered in this issue include: Why Should Libraries Care about Application Programming Interfaces; APIs – Basic Concepts; Vendors and Products – Case Studies and Customer Responses; API Hype and Reality; and, Conclusions and resources.Libraries are increasingly demanding the ability to exploit their library systems (LIS) using application programming interfaces (APIs), Web services, or other technologies. This issue of “Library Technology Reports” explores how vendors of open source library technology are approaching this desire for customization plus an in-depth… More >>

Opening Up Library Systems Through Web Services and SOA: Hype, or Reality?

Smart Networks comprises the proceedings of Smartnet’2002, the seventh conference on Intelligence in Networks, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and organized by Working Group 6.7. It was held in Saariselkä, Finland, in April 2002.
The conference series closely reflects the developments in networking…. More >>

Smart Networks

This eBook is a collection of the author’s personal thoughts on how to proactively take certain actions to increase the probability of success of a technology project. Included are some thoughts on data warehouse project considerations.

If you have been managing projects for a while, this eBook may not be of much value to you. The intent is to give some guidance to beginners as they advance through their careers in project management.

The author has been a consultant for his entire career spanning almost two decades. He has worked with many nationally renowned firms like Deloitte Consulting, Capgemini, Knightsbridge, Hewlett-Packard to name a few. His work has taken him across multiple industries in various cities across the United States, with projects ranging from few hundred thousand dollars to over several million dollars each. The author’s educational background consists of an MBA in MIS, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering. He is PMP certified, an… More >>

Managing Technology Projects

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Tutorial and Research Workshop on Perception and Interactive Technologies, PIT 2006, held at Kloster Irsee, Germany, June 2006. The book presents 16 revised full papers together with 4 revised poster papers and 6 system demonstration papers, organized in topical sections on head pose and eye gaze tracking, modeling and simulation of perception, integrating information from multiple channels, and more…. More >>

Perception and Interactive Technologies: International Tutorial and Research Workshop, Kloster Irsee, PIT 2006, Germany, June 19-21, 2006

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science, FSTTCS’99, held in Chennai, India, in December 1999.
The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 84 submissions. Also included are six invited contributions. The papers presented address all current issues in theoretical computer science and programming theory…. More >>

Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science: 19th Conference, Chennai, India, December 13-15, 1999 Proceedings: Proceedings of the 19th Conference, Chennai, India

This volume covers research in ferroelectric materials worldwide. The applied nature of the presented papers and their cross-disciplinary character make this volume a most valuable resource to research scientists in this research subfield. The volume documents the latest research results by prominent researchers from around the world covering a wide range of topics: ferroelectric thin films,relaxor ferroelectrics, ferroelectric semiconductors, ferroic phase transitions, actuators and sensors, nanoscale ferroelectrics, 2-D ferroelectrics, liquid crystals, domain engineering, borocites, and more. This book can be used by graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and by faculty and research staff as an advanced research reference.
This volume covers research in ferroelectric materials worldwide. The applied nature of the presented papers and their cross-disciplinary character make this volume a most valuable resource to research scientists in this research subfield. The volume doc… More >>

Ferroelectrics, Vol. 2

I talk about Social media, Social technologies and emerging trends. I blog about how social media will change the way that your company will interact with your customersKindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you’re not wirelessly connected. And unlike RSS readers which often only provide headlines, blogs on Kindle give you full text content and images, and are updated wirelessly throughout the day…. More >>

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Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena, Germany. Second author is with Univ. of California, San Francisco. Discusses cosmetic and pharmaceutical efficacy of tretinoin and other molecules to treat photoaging. For clinicians and researchers.Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena, Germany. Second author is with Univ. of California, San Francisco. Discusses cosmetic and pharmaceutical efficacy of tretinoin and other molecules to treat photoaging. For clinicians and researchers…. More >>

Cosmeceuticals: Drugs vs. Cosmetics

Designing Effective and Usable Multimedia Systems presents research and development and industrial experience of usability engineering for multimedia user interfaces. The book discusses the methods, tools and guidelines for multimedia use and implementation and covers the following topics in detail: Design methods for multimedia (MM) systems; Social and cognitive models for MM interaction; Empirical studies of the effects of MM on learning and behavior; Design and prototyping support tools; Intelligent MM Systems and Design support; Usability evaluation. £/LIST£ Designing Effective and Usable Multimedia Systems contains the proceedings of the International Working Conference on Designing Effective and usable Multimedia Systems, sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), held in Stuttgart, Germany, in September 1998. It is essential reading for computer scientists, software developers, information systems managers and human scientists, esp… More >>

Designing Effective and Usable Multimedia Systems

Firms generally depend upon innovations in order to achieve advantages on competitive markets, thus also raising societal questions. Business ethics provides a normative framework for balancing the different perspectives, values, and interests at stake. This balance must be achieved both at relevant firm and regulatory levels. Business Ethics of Innovation is thus necessarily an interdisciplinary endeavour.
This volume assesses general questions of how business ethics may contribute to adequate innovations and specifically discusses respective case studies in pharmaceutical and IT sectors.Firms generally depend upon innovations in order to achieve advantages on competitive markets, thus also raising societal questions. Business ethics provides a normative framework for balancing the different perspectives, values, and interests at stake. This balance must be achieved both at relevant firm and regulatory levels. Business Ethics of Innovation is thus necessarily an interdisciplinary e… More >>

Business Ethics of Innovation