******APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTINGS***** CALL FOR CHAPTERS "Building the Knowledge Society on the Internet: Making Value from Information Exchange" Proposals Submission Deadline: September 15, 2006 Full Chapters Due: January 15, 2007 editor: Dr. Ettore Bolisani, University of Padua, Italy The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group Inc., www.idea-group.com, publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Models and patterns of effective information exchange on the Net Cognitive behaviours of Internet users Categories of users and their searching processes Sources of knowledge and their exploitation Methods to evaluate and select Internet sources How to be retrieved on the Net Organising, classifying, and publishing valuable sources b. Foundations, limitations and prospects of computer tools and information retrieval Automation vs. flexibility in the future Internet searching tools Semantic approaches to the web Design criteria of valuable web portals Matching user needs with the technical characteristics of tools c. Knowledge management on the Internet Conceptual roots and practical issues of knowledge management on the Internet Definitions of knowledge and their practical use: What can really be shared through the Net? Knowledge management and knowledge sharing within and between organisations Organisational configurations for online knowledge sharing d. The economic value of knowledge sharing through the Net Measuring the economic value of information and knowledge on the Internet Knowledge-based business models and services Languages and standards for business information exchange Exchanging knowledge in extended and virtual enterprises Models and practice for effective knowledge sharing in networked organisations, virtual teams, and virtual communities of practice Open environments and knowledge exchanges SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Researchers and practitioners are invited to send an e-mail of acknowledgement to the Editor, and then to submit on or before September 15, 2006 a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 15, 2006 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organisational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by January 15, 2007. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a doubleblind review basis. The complete Call For Chapters may be found at: http://www2.gest.unipd.it/labtesi/CFC.htm Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. Ettore Bolisani Associate Professor DTG Department of Management and Engineering UNIVERSITY OF PADUA Stradella San Nicola, 3 36100 VICENZA ITALY Phone (direct): +39.0444.998725 or +39.049.8277825 Fax: +39.049.998888 or +39.049.8277825 Mobile: +39.320.0440184 email: ettore.bolisani@unipd.it webpage: http://www2.gest.unipd.it/labtesi/eb-homepage.htm