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Entity-oriented search
This open access book covers all facets of entity-oriented search—where “search” can be interpreted in the broadest sense of information access—from a unified point of view, and provides a coherent and comprehensive overview of the state of the art. It represents the first synthesis of research in this broad and rapidly developing area. Selected topics are discussed in-depth, the goal…
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- 9783319939353
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- xix, 351p. : ill.
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Impact of information society research in the Global South
The second volume in the SIRCA book series investigates the impact of information society initiatives by extending the boundaries of academic research into the realm of practice. Global in scope, it includes contributions and research projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The international scholarly community has taken a variety of approaches to question the impact of information societ…
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- 9789812873811
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- x, 291p. : ill.
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- 303.4833 IMP i
Educating mind, body and spirit : the legacy of quintin hogg and the polytech…
"The story of the Polytechnic and of the legacy of Quintin Hogg is the third publication exploring the University of Westminster's long and diverse history. A fitting tribute to the life and legacy of Hogg, his holistic approach to education and the institute he created. This book is richly illustrated with images from the University's Archive. A print paperback can be purchased direct from the…
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- 9781911534174
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- 378.42132 GLE e
Knowledge services: a strategic framework for the 21st century organization
Knowledge Services converges information management, knowledge management (KM), and strategic learning into a single enterprise-wide discipline for the benefit of the business or organization in which it is practiced. With the success of knowledge services as a management methodology, the practice has become an acknowledged framework for strategic knowledge management applicable to all business…
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- 9783110465525
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- x, 318p.: ill.
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- 026 STC k
Young people, ethics, and the new digital media : a synthesis from the GoodPl…
Social networking, blogging, vlogging, gaming, instant messaging, downloading music and other content, uploading and sharing their own creative work: these activities made possible by the new digital media are rich with opportunities and risks for young people. This report, part of the GoodPlay Project, undertaken by researchers at Harvard Graduate School of Education's Project Zero, investigat…
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- 9780262513630
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- XIV, 109 p.
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- 302.2310835 JAM y
Urban and regional technology planning : planning practice in the global know…
Part of the popular Networked Cities series, Urban and Regional Technology Planning focuses on the practice of relational planning and the stimulation of local city-regional scale development planning in the context of the global knowledge economy and network society. Designed to offer scholars, practitioners, and decision makers studies on the ways of cities, technologies, and multiple form…
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- 9780203799437
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- xiv, 268p. : ill.
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- 303.4833 COR u
The amazing journey of reason : from DNA to artificial intelligence
This Open Access book explores questions such as why and how did the first biological cells appear? And then complex organisms, brains, societies and –now– connected human societies? Physicists have good models for describing the evolution of the universe since the Big Bang, but can we apply the same concepts to the evolution of aggregated matter –living matter included? The Amazing Journ…
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- 9783030259624
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- 155.7 ALE t
Interdisciplinary insights for digital touch communication
Communication is increasingly moving beyond ‘ways of seeing’ to ‘ways of feeling’. This Open Access book provides social design insights and implications for HCI research and design exploring digitally mediated touch communication. It offers a socially orientated map to help navigate the complex social landscape of digitally mediated touch for communication: from everyday touch-screens,…
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- 9783030245641
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- 004.77 JEW i
Automated machine learning : methods, systems, challenges
This open access book presents the first comprehensive overview of general methods in Automated Machine Learning (AutoML), collects descriptions of existing systems based on these methods, and discusses the first series of international challenges of AutoML systems. The recent success of commercial ML applications and the rapid growth of the field has created a high demand for off-the-shelf ML …
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- 9783030053185
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- 006.31 HUT a
Risk Communication for the Future : Towards Smart Risk Governance and Safety …
The conventional approach to risk communication, based on a centralized and controlled model, has led to blatant failures in the management of recent safety related events. In parallel, several cases have proved that actors not thought of as risk governance or safety management contributors may play a positive role regarding safety. Building on these two observations and bridging the gap betwee…
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- 9783319740980
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- 363.1 BOU t
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