Web-based Support Systems

by JingTao Yao (Editor)

Overview

Web-based Support Systems (WSS) are an emerging multidisciplinary research area in which one studies the support of human activities with the Web as the common platform, medium and interface. The Internet affects every aspect of our modern life. Moving support systems to online is an increasing trend in many research domains. One of the goals of WSS research is to extend the human physical limitation of information processing in the information age. Research on WSS is motivated by the challenges and opportunities arising from the Internet. The availability, accessibility and flexibility of information as well as the tools to access this information lead to a vast amount of opportunities. H- ever, there are also many challenges we face. For instance, we have to deal with more complex tasks, as there are increasing demands for quality and productivity. WSS research is a natural evolution of the studies on various computerized support systems such as Decision Support Systems (DSS), Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE). The recent advancement of computer and Web technologies make the implementation of more feasible WSS. Nowadays, it is rare to see a system without some type of Web interaction. The research of WSS is classifled into four groups. • WSS for specific domains.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848826274
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	03/31/2010
Series:	Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

Web-Based Support Systems for Specific Domains.- Context-Aware Adaptation in Web-Based Groupware Systems.- Framework for Supporting Web-Based Collaborative Applications.- Helplets: A Common Sense-Based Collaborative Help Collection and Retrieval Architecture for Web-Enabled Systems.- Web-based Virtual Research Environments.- Web-Based Learning Support System.- A Cybernetic Design Methodology for ‘Intelligent’ Online Learning Support.- A Web-Based Learning Support System for Inquiry-Based Learning.- Web-Based Applications and WSS Techniques.- Combinatorial Fusion Analysis for Meta Search Information Retrieval.- Automating Information Discovery Within the Invisible Web.- Supporting Web Search with Visualization.- XML Based Markup Languages for Specific Domains.- Evaluation, Analysis and Adaptation of Web Prefetching Techniques in Current Web.- Knowledge Management System Based on Web 2.0 Technologies.- Design and Development of Web-based Support Systems.- A Web-Based System for Managing Software Architectural Knowledge.- CoP Sensing Framework on Web-Based Environment.- Designing a Successful Bidding Strategy Using Fuzzy Sets and Agent Attitudes.- Design Scenarios for Web-Based Management of Online Information.- Data Mining for Web-Based Support Systems: A Case Study in e-Custom Systems.- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a Technical Framework for Web-Based Support Systems (WSS).