The Art of Darkwatch or Internet Research Skills

The Art of Darkwatch

Author: Farzad Varahramyan

This book showcases the concept art that went into creating Darkwatch. It will demonstrate the process and development of the concepts, as well as the evolution of the intellectual property itself. Steal a glimpse into the true talent, perseverance, and collaborative spirit of the concept artists that contributed to developing Darkwatch.

Visual Futurist - Syd Mead

"The artists who have created and visualized this world developed their imaginative creativity with such fertile cultural elements as Star Wars, Blade Runner, Aliens, Tron, and The Terminator to name but a few of individual inspirations. From the bucolic to the terrifying, these artists all share a common sense of exhilaration that is the signature characteristic of genuine creative facility."

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Internet Research Skills

Author: Niall O Dochartaigh

Internet Research Skills is a clear and concise guide to the effective use of the Internet for students in the social sciences. The open web is becoming central to student research practice, not least because of its accessibility, and this clear text describes search strategies and outlines the critical skills necessary to deal with such diverse and disorganized materials.

Internet Research Skills covers all of the essential aspects of Internet research, with each chapter containing a number of illustrations, inset boxes, and short exercises. The first half of the book deals with publications online, devoting separate chapters to the academic articles, books, official publications and news sources which form the core secondary sources for social science research. The second half of the book deals with the open web, a vast and confusing realm of materials, many of which have no direct print counterpart.

Key Features:

• Inset boxes, including search tips, technical explanations, examples and warning tips on avoiding common pitfalls
• Exercises at the end of each chapter that cover the key skills
• Worked examples throughout the book, drawing on a range of social science disciplines
• Illustration with relevant screengrabs

This concise and accessible introduction to Internet research skills will be a perfect guide for undergraduate students carrying out research projects and for postgraduate students working on theses and dissertations.

ebXML or Information Systems Management

ebXML: The New Global Standard for Doing Business on the Internet

Author: Alan Kotok

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Information Systems Management

Author: Barbara McNurlin

KEY BENEFIT: The authors utilize their years of working with companies on IT management / strategy to provide students with a practical look at the evolution of IT in business.
KEY TOPICS: Topics include leadership issues, the CIO’s responsibilities, uses of IT, information systems planning, essential technologies, managing operations, systems development, decision-making, collaboration, and knowledge work.
MARKET: An excellent reference resource for anyone employed in the information technology sector of business, especially managers of and executives in those departments.

Table of Contents:

Preface
CHAPTER 1 Information Systems Management in the global economy

PART I LEADERSHIP ISSUES IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
CHAPTER 2 The Top is Job
CHAPTER 3 Strategic uses of Information Technology
CHAPTER 4 Strategic Information Systems Planning

PART II MANAGING THE ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
CHAPTER 5 Designing Corporate IT Architecture
CHAPTER 6 Managing Telecommunications
CHAPTER 7 Managing Corporate Information Resources
CHAPTER 8 Managing Partnership-Based IT Operations

PART III MANAGING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 9 Technology for Developing effective Systems
CHAPTER 10 Management Issues in System Development
CHAPTER 11 Managing Information Security

PART IV SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE-BASED WORK
CHAPTER 12 Supporting Information-centric Decision Making
CHAPTER 13 Supporting IT-enabled Collaboration
CHAPTER 14 Supporting Knowledge Work
CHAPTER 15 The Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

Glossary
Index