Ebook: Web-based Support Systems

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. 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. It identifies both domain independent and dependent activities before selecting suitable computer and Web technologies to support them. It also examines how applications and adaptations of existing methodologies on the web platform benefit our decision-making and other various activities.

This book presents research related to fundamental issues of WSS, frameworks for WSS and current research on WSS. The research on Web-based support systems is classified into three parts:

- Web-based support systems for specific domains

- Web-based applications and WSS techniques

- Design and Development of WSS.

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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. 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. It identifies both domain independent and dependent activities before selecting suitable computer and Web technologies to support them. It also examines how applications and adaptations of existing methodologies on the web platform benefit our decision-making and other various activities.

This book presents research related to fundamental issues of WSS, frameworks for WSS and current research on WSS. The research on Web-based support systems is classified into three parts:

- Web-based support systems for specific domains

- Web-based applications and WSS techniques

- Design and Development of WSS.

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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. 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. It identifies both domain independent and dependent activities before selecting suitable computer and Web technologies to support them. It also examines how applications and adaptations of existing methodologies on the web platform benefit our decision-making and other various activities.

This book presents research related to fundamental issues of WSS, frameworks for WSS and current research on WSS. The research on Web-based support systems is classified into three parts:

- Web-based support systems for specific domains

- Web-based applications and WSS techniques

- Design and Development of WSS.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages ii-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Context-Aware Adaptation in Web-Based Groupware Systems....Pages 3-31
Framework for Supporting Web-Based Collaborative Applications....Pages 33-42
Helplets: A Common Sense-Based Collaborative Help Collection and Retrieval Architecture for Web-Enabled Systems....Pages 43-64
Web-based Virtual Research Environments....Pages 65-80
Web-Based Learning Support System....Pages 81-95
A Cybernetic Design Methodology for ‘Intelligent’ Online Learning Support....Pages 97-124
A Web-Based Learning Support System for Inquiry-Based Learning....Pages 125-143
Front Matter....Pages 146-146
Combinatorial Fusion Analysis for Meta Search Information Retrieval....Pages 147-165
Automating Information Discovery Within the Invisible Web....Pages 167-181
Supporting Web Search with Visualization....Pages 183-214
XML Based Markup Languages for Specific Domains....Pages 215-238
Evaluation, Analysis and Adaptation of Web Prefetching Techniques in Current Web....Pages 239-271
Knowledge Management System Based on Web 2.0 Technologies....Pages 273-301
Front Matter....Pages 304-304
A Web-Based System for Managing Software Architectural Knowledge....Pages 305-332
CoP Sensing Framework on Web-Based Environment....Pages 333-357
Designing a Successful Bidding Strategy Using Fuzzy Sets and Agent Attitudes....Pages 359-370
Design Scenarios for Web-Based Management of Online Information....Pages 371-386
Data Mining for Web-Based Support Systems: A Case Study in e-Custom Systems....Pages 387-402
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a Technical Framework for Web-Based Support Systems (WSS)....Pages 403-427
Back Matter....Pages 429-440

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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. 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. It identifies both domain independent and dependent activities before selecting suitable computer and Web technologies to support them. It also examines how applications and adaptations of existing methodologies on the web platform benefit our decision-making and other various activities.

This book presents research related to fundamental issues of WSS, frameworks for WSS and current research on WSS. The research on Web-based support systems is classified into three parts:

- Web-based support systems for specific domains

- Web-based applications and WSS techniques

- Design and Development of WSS.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages ii-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Context-Aware Adaptation in Web-Based Groupware Systems....Pages 3-31
Framework for Supporting Web-Based Collaborative Applications....Pages 33-42
Helplets: A Common Sense-Based Collaborative Help Collection and Retrieval Architecture for Web-Enabled Systems....Pages 43-64
Web-based Virtual Research Environments....Pages 65-80
Web-Based Learning Support System....Pages 81-95
A Cybernetic Design Methodology for ‘Intelligent’ Online Learning Support....Pages 97-124
A Web-Based Learning Support System for Inquiry-Based Learning....Pages 125-143
Front Matter....Pages 146-146
Combinatorial Fusion Analysis for Meta Search Information Retrieval....Pages 147-165
Automating Information Discovery Within the Invisible Web....Pages 167-181
Supporting Web Search with Visualization....Pages 183-214
XML Based Markup Languages for Specific Domains....Pages 215-238
Evaluation, Analysis and Adaptation of Web Prefetching Techniques in Current Web....Pages 239-271
Knowledge Management System Based on Web 2.0 Technologies....Pages 273-301
Front Matter....Pages 304-304
A Web-Based System for Managing Software Architectural Knowledge....Pages 305-332
CoP Sensing Framework on Web-Based Environment....Pages 333-357
Designing a Successful Bidding Strategy Using Fuzzy Sets and Agent Attitudes....Pages 359-370
Design Scenarios for Web-Based Management of Online Information....Pages 371-386
Data Mining for Web-Based Support Systems: A Case Study in e-Custom Systems....Pages 387-402
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a Technical Framework for Web-Based Support Systems (WSS)....Pages 403-427
Back Matter....Pages 429-440
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