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About IGI Global
Founded in 1987, IGI Global (IGI) is an international publishing company specializing in high-quality research publications in the fields of computer science and information technology management. IGI Global is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and publishes innovative encyclopedias, books, journals, and teaching cases. It keeps its titles current and relevant because of its access to some of the leading experts in the fields of information science, technology, and management. The company publishes under six imprints - IGI Publishing, IRM Press, Information Science Publishing, CyberTech Publishing, Information Science Reference, and Medical Information Science Reference - and produces high-quality research and professional publications. Each IGI Global publication is aimed at aiding computer science and information technology professionals in keeping up with emerging innovations, technologies, and managerial techniques. This allows them to achieve greater strategic utilization and management of technology in their organizations. In 2002, IGI Global launched the full-text database InfoSci-Online to bring all of its publications to one online location where researchers can search and view the latest computer science and information technology management research. The database is updated monthly, and gives access to every IGI book, journal, conference proceeding, and teaching case. IGI Global is also a proud sponsor and organizer of the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) International Conferences, which brings together some of the greatest minds in information science, technology, and management, and fosters novel research in the field. The research from the IRMA International Conference is gathered in IGI's conference proceedings in both print and CD-ROM forms. IGI Global releases hundreds of innovative new book titles each year, and as of 2005, that number includes comprehensive encyclopedias through its Information Science Reference imprint. IGI's books are innovative publications in all aspects of IT as it relates to the following areas:
IGI Global Book Publishing Imprints IGI Publishing IGI Publishing (IGIP) is a publisher of scholarly and academic books, journals, teaching cases, and conference proceedings in all aspects of Computer Science and Information Technology Management and its application to global organizations. IGI Publishing (IGIP) offers the highest quality publications covering emerging developments in data management, IT engineering, business value solutions, knowledge management, and multimedia technologies. IGIP titles include: IRM Press IRM Press publishes innovative information technology titles in all aspects of IT utilization and management in modern organizations. IRM Press provides the latest research on technology and its evolutionary progressions guiding the future of human interaction, technological adoption, and virtual communities. IRM Press titles include: Information Science Publishing Information Science Publishing (InfoSci) publishes novel titles with focus on the utilization of information science for the gain and collection of knowledge. InfoSci's publications explore cutting-edge topics such as distance learning and education, Web-based teaching technologies, and how information communication technologies effect the way knowledge is acquired. InfoSci titles include: CyberTech Publishing CyberTech Publishing produces innovative and solution-based publications, providing IT practitioners and researchers cutting-edge IT solutions for problems and challenges in public and private organizations. CyberTech offers the most recent knowledge of technological diffusion and the application of information technology to commerce, government, and communication exchange. CyberTech titles include: Information Science Reference Information Science Reference (ISR), publishes high-quality, dynamic, and comprehensive reference materials in all areas of computer science and information technology. Edited by some the most notable experts in the field of computer science and information technology management, ISR offers sources of evolutionary research that are essential to the growing need for comprehensive compendiums of the most current technological discoveries and implications. ISR titles include: To learn more about Information Science Reference encyclopedias and handbooks, please click here. Medical Information Science Reference IGI Global's newest imprint expands knowledge on topics related to the role of technology in biomedical and healthcare research and practice. Covering applications ranging from technological tools utilized to support high end research activities such as mining and analyzing genomic data to administrative applications such as managing patient information in medical practices, Medical Information Science Reference titles provide comprehensive, cutting edge collections of research of vital interest to biomedical researchers, healthcare technology specialists, hospital and clinical administrators, healthcare practitioners, medical librarians, and a variety of other audiences, as well as students and educators in a range of related fields. MISR titles include: To view IGI's selection of books, please click here. The IGI Publishing imprint also publishes 60 journals (to be over 100 by the end of 2009) which focus on innovative topics and ideas in information technology. To learn more about IGI Global's journal collection, visit www.igi-global.com/journals. Academic libraries have been changing with technology, and many collections are evolving to include electronic databases to facilitate research while simultaneously saving shelf space. On the cutting-edge of information science and technology, IGI Global began working on an online database before many publishers had seen the value of online databases. IGI Global offers several electronic resources tailored to meet the needs of institutions around the world. These resources include several full-text databases, but also e-books and electronic versions of journals and reference titles. Databases InfoSci-Journals Database Features: "InfoSci-Journals provides PDF full-text access to…peer-reviewed journals in the areas of computer science and technology, including cyberterrorism, electronic government, image processing, and more. Keyword and advanced search options are available, and users can browse through individual journals and tables of contents or browse by topic." - Library Journal 2008 For more information, visit: www.infosci-journals.com. InfoSci-Books Responding to strong international market demand, IGI Global in 2007 launched InfoSci-Books, a fully searchable database providing access to chapters from every book and reference work IGI Global has published since the year 2000. IGI Global is an industry-leading publisher of scholarly research on advanced computer, medical, business, engineering, education, social, and information sciences and technologies research with an especially strong focus on the role, impact, and effective use of technology across a variety of settings, including business, education, healthcare, government, and more. Through our comprehensive database of electronic content from distinguished scholarly books and reference works, IGI Global covers computer science and information technology management with a depth and breadth unmatched by any other publisher. Database Features "…delivers excellent content efficiently and satisfyingly. It is priced quite reasonably considering the scope and nature of the material. For all these reasons, it gets a firm 10. BOTTOM LINE: I'm reconsidering my reservations about e-books because of this product. It features a fast and effective way to get at timely information." - Library Journal, June 08, Cheryl LaGuardia, Harvard University For more information, visit: www.infosci-books.com. InfoSci-Subject Databases (Coming in September 2009) 12 Subject Databases Database Features: InfoSci-On-Demand Online databases are becoming the norm in colleges and universities, thanks to the availability of telecommunications and distance learning opportunities that were science-fiction twenty years ago. College and university libraries have tapped into this growing resource and are now able to provide access to comprehensive collections of research literature. InfoSci-On-Demand, published by IGI Global (IGI), is the most-comprehensive collection of full-text literature available in the fields of information science, technology and management. Information covering research, trends, technologies, challenges and other topics is available at the click of a mouse in the form of thousands of searchable documents from IGI publications. For more information, visit: www.infosci-on-demand.com. InfoSci-Dictionary The Dictionary of Information Science and Technology is the premier comprehensive reference source compiled of the latest terms and definitions related to all aspects of the information science and technology field. This complete and timely database provides researchers, practitioners, educators and students with the most accurate and up-to-date knowledge of keywords in the ever-expanding world of information science and technology. It will be continuously updated, allowing the dictionary to grow with the field it covers. The user only needs to type in a word or phrase, bringing up the definition, including references. For more information, visit: dictionary.igi-online.com. Other Resources Journal E-Access: Online access includes all content from the print edition, structured as a database of individual articles with abstract and indexing records for enhanced search functionality and ease of use for printing or downloading. Access is IP-authenticated, with no restriction on simultaneous users, making it easy to fully integrate IGI Global journals with electronic holdings throughout your institution. All IGI Global journals are included in the E-Access Program and persistent URLs and MARC records are provided upon purchase. IGI Publishing has been producing authoritative and comprehensive journals in areas of information technology since 1998 and currently publishes over 60 authoritative journals focused on computer science and information technology management. IGI Global’s journal collection will expand to over 100 in 2009. For more information, visit: journals.igi-online.com. Book E-Access: Online access includes all content from the print edition, structured as a database of individual chapters with abstract and indexing records for enhanced search functionality and ease of use for printing or downloading. Access is IP-authenticated, with no restriction on simultaneous users, making it easy to fully integrate IGI Global titles with electronic holdings throughout your institution. All IGI Global books and reference works are included in the E-Access Program and IGI Global persistent URLs and MARC records are provided upon purchase. For more information, visit: reference.igi-online.com. How to Become an IGI Editor or Author IGI publications are edited or authored by some of the best-known experts in the field of information technology from prominent institutions throughout the world. IGI is always in search of new editors/authors for new high-quality publications. To learn more about becoming and IGI Editor/Author, please click here. Examination Requests or Course Adoption IGI Global offers a 60-day examination copy policy to professors who wish to consider an IGI Global publication for course adoption. IGI Global will invoice the individual for each book at a 30% discount at the time the book is requested. The invoice will be canceled upon adoption of the book for a course of at least 10 students, and the book may be kept as a desk copy. If the professor decides not to adopt the book, he/she may return it in saleable condition along with the invoice with no obligation, or keep the book and pay the invoice at the 30% discount price. IGI Global also offers special student pricing should an IGI Global publication be adopted for a course. Students can now purchase IGI Global publications at a 40% discount. To view IGI Global’s complete examination copy policy or to learn more about Student Pricing please click here. Throughout the year, IGI Global publishes catalogs and brochures that highlight both new and existing titles. 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