CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposals Submission Deadline: 12/15/2008

Full Chapters Due: 4/20/2009

Advanced Applications and Structures in XML Processing: Label Streams, Semantics Utilization and Data Query Technologies

A book edited by Dr. Changqing Li (Duke University, USA)

and Dr. Tok Wang Ling (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Publisher: IGI Global

http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=499

Introduction

The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) has played and is still playing an important role in our daily life. Different advanced applications like e-business, medical information science, publish/subscribe, etc., have acknowledged the significance of the role of XML. Therefore, it is important to understand different XML data management technologies like XML indexing, query and update processing technologies, keywords search in XML, etc. In this, the connection of both advanced applications and latest XML processing technologies is of primary importance. In the fields of database, information systems, web service, etc., there exists a need for an edited collection of articles in this area.

Objective of the Book and Target Audience

This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area. It will be written for professionals and researchers working in the field of XML in various disciplines who want to improve their understanding of the XML data management technologies, that is, XML models, XML query and update processing, XML query languages and their implementations, keywords search in XML documents, database, web service, publish/subscribe, medical information science, and e-business.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Models, structures and views in XML Processing

Labeling (numbering) schemes in XML processing

XML stream processing

XML query processing

XML update processing

Keywords search in XML documents

XML Benchmarks

XML query languages and their implementations

XML compression

XML publish/subscribe systems

Semantics in XML data management

Applications of XML in storing and processing medical and e-business information

Editorial Advisory Board

Chin-Wan Chung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea

Torsten Grust, Universität Tübingen, Germany

H.-Arno Jacobsen, University of Toronto, Canada

Bongki Moon, University of Arizona, U.S.A.

M. Tamer Özsu, University of Waterloo, Canada

Masatoshi Yoshikawa, Kyoto University, Japan

Jeffrey Xu Yu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Philip S. Yu, University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S.A.

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before December 15, 2008, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by December 31, 2008 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by April 20, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference) and “Medical Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to:

Dr. Changqing Li

Duke University, USA

Tel.: (1) 919-668-5894

E-mail: changqing.li@duke.edu