Big Data is characterized by its large volumes, the velocity at which it is created and its variety. These characteristics imply that the technology to analyze it must be appropriately equipped in order to process it effectively. The technologies connote a considerable investment in hardware and...

The world's oldest undergraduate degree program in data processing and information systems at Mississippi State University turned fifty years old in 2013. In this paper, we review the pioneering activities of the program's founder, Charles Moore, and provide insights into his foresight about the...

The aim of this paper is to discuss the business model of a free social GPS mobile app for public transportation. The app functioning relies on open data and crowdsourcing. The crossing of transporter data (open data) and service users' data (crowdsourcing) feed the app's algorithm, which in the...

From 1977 to 2012 we saw an important number of research studies done around information security topic. How information systems research performed when compared to information security research? Our study aimed at comparing the past 35 years of information systems (IS) and information security...

In our society, information has assumed a fundamental role in every decisional and social process. Governments and big private companies collect huge amounts of data that represent a strategic and economically relevant asset. The predictive relevance of big data management and the global...

Since the evolution of information and communication technologies in the past decade, most libraries and librarians have experienced the widespread embracement of Web 2.0 technologies, pervasiveness of mobile devices to the discussion in data management today. It has been always a challenge for...

Subcontracting and, more generally, productive outsourcing increasingly characterise industrial organisation. The aim of this paper is to analyse information management in different cases of supplier networks, in order to provide hypotheses on the advantages of networks over other governance...

Рассматриваются наиболее важные темы преподавания дисциплины «Мировые информационные ресурсы». Затронуты некоторые аспекты, требующие особого внимания при...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the satisfaction of teenagers who are suffering from or are exposed to social damages of children and young adults’ publications in Iran. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive surveys approach with practical purposes is applied here. The tools...

Big Data has become increasingly important to multiple facets of the accounting profession, but accountants have little understanding of the steps necessary to convert Big Data into useful information. This limited understanding creates a gap between what accountants can do and what accountants...