This fourth volume in the Advanced Information Processing Technology series brings together Japanese researchers working in the field of Lisp technology and reflects the growing interest in parallel and distributed processing. Divided into four...

Community Practice in the Network Society looks at the broad context in which this is happening, presents case studies of local projects from around the world, and discusses community ICT research methodologies.

Cyberprotest explores the effects of the synergy between ICTs and people power, analyzing the implications for politics and social policy at both a national and a global level.

Essential Database Skills--Made Easy!Learn standard database design and management techniques applicable to any type of database. Featuring clear examples using both Microsoft Access and Oracle, Databases: A Beginners Guide begins by showing you how...

This text introduces digital design for computer systems. It summarizes the tools of logic design and their mathematical basis and provides an overview of combinational and sequential circuits. The author presents the complete design of an AC-based...

Domain Oriented Systems Development draws together a collection of research papers on domain analysis and modeling written by a group of software engineers and researchers from Japan, Korea, Canada, and Austria. Topics of discussion include key...

Top-performing dot.coms share a passionate focus on usability. This guide is written by an international usability consultant, writer, and trainer who specializes in the design and evaluation of Web-based and wireless applications, e-commerce sites,...