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FINAL CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems
A book edited by Dr. Sherry Y. Chen and Dr. George D. Magoulas, Brunel
University, UK
Timescale
Deadline for expression of interest and abstracts submission: July 1, 2003
Feedback to authors: August 1, 2003
Deadline for authors to submit full chapters: October 1, 2003
Introduction
As one of the most recent developments in information technology,
hypermedia systems have offered a significant contribution to the delivery
of e-content through the Internet. However, not all types of users have the
capability to develop navigation paths by themselves. Many studies have
found that individual differences had significant effects on information
seeking in hypermedia systems. Users with different characteristics and
backgrounds need different types of content and navigation support. Thus,
adaptable and adaptive hypermedia systems have emerged in the last decade.
Research community in this area is constantly expanding, and we have
reached a point in time where research works have mushroomed and matured.
We need a self-contained book to demonstrate the fruit of our research.
The Overall Objective of the Book
The proposed book aims to provide a comprehensive review of
state-of-the-art adaptable and adaptive hypermedia approaches, covering
both their theories and applications in areas such as search engines,
e-commerce, e-learning, and digital libraries. It will cover many issues in
the field, providing insight into analytical and architectural aspects of
adaptive web-based systems, as well as applications in real world settings.
The Target Audience
The book will be useful to professionals and academic researchers working
in various areas, such as customisation and personalization, human-computer
interaction, multimedia information systems, web-based technology,
artificial intelligence and machine learning, and intelligent databases.
Moreover, it will provide a source of reference and a guide for students
working on relevant projects.
Topics of interest may focus on, but are not restricted to:
Ø Hypermedia
§ Human Factors
§ Metaphors and Navigation
§ Hypermedia Authoring
§ User Centered Evaluation
Ø Adaptive Hypermedia
§ Methods and Techniques for Customization and Personalization
§ User Modeling in Adaptive Hypermedia
§ Database Technologies in Adaptive Hypermedia
§ Adaptive Learning Environments
§ Customization and Personalization in Electronic Commerce
§ Personalization in Digital Libraries
§ Personalization in Multimedia Systems
§ Individualized Search Engines
§ Evaluation Criteria and Methods
§ Privacy
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to send on or before July 1,
2003, a completed author form with a 600-800 word manuscript proposal
organized in sections as follows: aim, main methodology, results, and
significance of the contribution. Authors of accepted proposals will be
notified by August 1, 2003 about the status of their proposals and sent
chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be
submitted by October 1, 2003. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a
blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group,
Inc., publisher of the "Idea Group Publishing," "Information Science
Publishing," and "IRM Press" imprints in 2004. Inquiries and submissions
can be forwarded electronically (MS-Word document format or RTF) to:
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Editors of the book
Dr. Sherry Y. Chen
Department of Information Systems and Computing
Brunel University
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 3PH, UK
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 274000 ext. 3821
URL: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~csstsyc/
Dr. George D. Magoulas
Department of Information Systems and Computing
Brunel University
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 3PH, U.K.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 274000 ext. 2521
URL: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~csstgdm/
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