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Springer-Verlag is pleased to announce the recent publication of Shah, Chirag Collaborative Information Seeking The Art and Science of Making the Whole Greater than the Sum of All Series: The Information Retrieval Series <http://www.springer.com/series/6128> , Vol. 34 2012, 2012, XXI, 185 p. 43 illus., 5 in color. ISBN 978-3-642-28812-8 Highlights: * Provides the first comprehensive overview of an exciting new research field, combining information retrieval, groupware, human-computer interaction, and Web design * Demonstrates how traditional theories and models of information seeking as well as groupware systems relate to the newer notions of social media and participatory Web applications * Discusses not only theories, models, and systems relating to CIS, but also challenges and opportunities for researchers and developers Description: Today's complex, information-intensive problems often require people to work together. Mostly these tasks go far beyond simply searching together; they include information lookup, sharing, synthesis, and decision-making. In addition, they all have an end-goal that is mutually beneficial to all parties involved. Such "collaborative information seeking" (CIS) projects typically last several sessions and the participants all share an intention to contribute and benefit. Not surprisingly, these processes are highly interactive. Shah focuses on two individually well-understood notions: collaboration and information seeking, with the goal of bringing them together to show how it is a natural tendency for humans to work together on complex tasks. The first part of his book introduces the general notions of collaboration and information seeking, as well as related concepts, terminology, and frameworks; and thus provides the reader with a comprehensive treatment of the concepts underlying CIS. The second part of the book details CIS as a standalone domain. A series of frameworks, theories, and models are introduced to provide a conceptual basis for CIS. The final part describes several systems and applications of CIS, along with their broader implications on other fields such as computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) and human-computer interaction (HCI). With this first comprehensive overview of an exciting new research field, Shah delivers to graduate students and researchers in academia and industry an encompassing description of the technologies involved, state-of-the-art results, and open challenges as well as research opportunities. Web Page: www.springer.com/978-3-642-28812-8 http://www.amazon.com/Collaborative-Information-Seeking-Science-Retrieva l/dp/364228812X Enjoy reading ! --- Ralf Gerstner Springer Computer Science Editorial Executive Editor --- Tiergartenstrasse 17 | 69121 Heidelberg | Germany tel +49 (0)6221 / 487 8144 fax +49 (0)6221 / 487 6 8144 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.springer.com --- Branch of Springer-Verlag GmbH, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin, Germany Registered Office: Berlin | Local Court (Amtsgericht) Berlin-Charlottenburg, HRB 91881 B Directors: Peter Hendriks, Derk Haank, Martin Mos