Virtual Communities, Social Networks and Collaboration, Series: Annals of Information Systems
Journal Title: Webology - Year 2013, Vol 10, Issue 1
Abstract
This book tries to cover all aspects of virtual communities among virtual participants through a collection of inclusive, informative and far-reaching of 13 chapters and 239 pages including preface, a comprehensive table of contents, references and contributors. Comprehensive surveys on the topic of virtual communities, social networks and collaboration are presented in this series. The book is the volume 15 of Annals of Information Systems as an international project of 8 countries. "Ramesh Sharda" and "Stefan Voβ" are the main series editors.
Authors and Affiliations
Hosseini, Elaheh, & Erfanmanesh, Mohammadamin
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