"This book covers many aspects of social issues impacted by information technology in organizations and inter-organizational structures, presenting the conceptualization of specific social issues and their associated constructs"--Provided by publisher.

Turkish youth's (re)construction of their political identity in social media, before "Resistanbul" / Tüge T. Gülsen -- Assemblages of dissent: the emergence of online identities during the Egyptian revolution / Katherine Bridgman -- The emergence of politicized collective identity in online...

This book highlights issues specific to information professionals (IPs) working in an academic environment. The evolution of scholarly communications and applications of technology are forcing IPs to reevaluate the way they operate. This book offers insight into the newest strategies for...

How can assessment practices be used to assist and improve the learning process? This book attempts to answer this question by bringing together 13 contributions from prominent researchers and practitioners actively involved in all aspects of self, peer and group assessment in an online or...

"This book offers a comprehensive description of the needs that must be considered by IT engineers when designing technical assistance tools that can be used by disabled persons according to their specific motoric, visual, auditive, or psychic needs"--Provided by publisher.

1. Transitioning a face-to-face class to an online class / Margaret Fitzgerald-Sisk, Robert Tennyson -- 2. Standardization of virtual objects / Jordán Espada ... [et al.] -- 3. Forum summarization to support tutor and teacher in group interaction management / Antonella Carbonaro -- 4. Social...

"This book examines the impact of digital identities on our day-to-day activities from a range of contemporary technical and socio-cultural perspectives while allowing the reader to deepen understanding about the diverse range of tools and practices that compose the spectrum of online identity...

"This thought-provoking collection of cases covers a range of educational contexts from preschool teaching in Europe to higher education in Australia and North America, and draws on expert knowledge of these diverse contexts, centered on a common theme of teacher identity"--Provided by publisher.

Social media in higher education: examining privacy concerns among faculty and students / Laura Aymerich-Franch -- Social media and alcohol use: adverse impact of Facebook and Twitter on college students / Gulzar H. Shah, Moya L. Alfonso, Nina Jolani -- Face to Face(book): users' traits and...

"This book considers all aspects of privacy and security relating to an individual's DNA, with a concentration on fundamental human rights as well as specific cases and examples, in addressing greater security and privacy in the modern world"--Provided by publisher.