Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies

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The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies provides the most inclusive coverage of the concepts and realities in the field of virtual communities and technologies. This encyclopedia's entries have been authored by over 140 leading researchers from more than 25 countries, presenting an in-depth analysis of the conceptual and technical impacts of virtual environments in our global village. A compendium of over 830 terms and more than 2,250 references to published works on virtual communities are also included. This encyclopedia also offers coverage of upcoming and emerging technologies for virtual communities, human computer interfaces, new networking, mobile computing, Web services, and synchronous and asynchronous environments.

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Subhasish Dasgupta Ph. D., is assistant professor of information systems in the School of Business and Public Management, The George Washington University. His research interests include electronic commerce, information technology adoption and diffusion, effects of information technology investment on firm performance, group decision making and global information systems. He has published in journals such as Journal of Global Information Management, Logistics Information Management, Electronic Markets: The International Journal of Electronic Commerce and Business Media, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, and Simulation and Gaming Journal. Dr. Dasgupta has also presented his research at numerous regional, national and international conferences. He is the book "Managing Internet and Intranet Technologies in Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities", 2001, published by Idea group Publishing.