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Knowledge and Information (K&I) - Studies in Information Science:
Edited by Wolfgang G. Stock in close association with Ronald E. Day et al.
Berlin: de Gruyter, 2009
New series with approx. 2-3 volumes annually
In English
HARR series ID: KNO 1035
Knowledge and Information (K&I) is a peer-reviewed information science book series publishing high quality research monographs and topic-specific collections of papers as well. It covers information science to the full extent and alludes to neighboring sciences such as library science and (information) business administration.
The range of information research includes representing, providing, searching, and finding of relevant knowledge covering all activities of information professionals and users, such as indexing, abstracting and various forms of information behaviors. An important subject area is information retrieval, the science of search engines and their users.
Information science provides basic research for other scientific fields, among others for library science, computer science, and for a lot of practical endeavors such as the construction of search engines, the organization of digital libraries as well as commercial information supply, the operation of library and museum catalogues, the installation and maintenance of corporate knowledge management, the design of websites, and business strategies on the www.
In preparation:
Volume 1: Folksonomies: Content Analysis and Information Retrieval in the Web 2.0
2009. approx. 445 pages. Hardcover
List price: EUR 59.95
ISBN 978-3-598-25179-5
Date of Publication: October 2009
Also available as e-book
Volume 2: Knowledge Economy and Sustainable Economic Development: A critical review
2009. approx 284 pages. Hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-598-25181-8
Date of Publication: 2009
Volume 3: Knowledge Representation on the Social Semantic Web
2010. approx. 400 pages. Hardcover
ISBN. 978-3-598-25180-1
Date of Publication: 2010
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