From: "Sherry Chen" <[log in to unmask]>

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Dear all,

Many colleagues just came back from UM 2003 and HCI 2003 conferences, and 
they have asked of the possibility of extending the submission deadline for 
the edited volume "Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems". After 
careful consideration, we decided to extend the deadline for the submission 
of chapter proposals to July 10, 2003.   Please see the call below or at 
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~csstsyc/book.html. for more details.

Best wishes,

Sherry Y. Chen and George D. Magoulas

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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
Submission Deadline: July 10, 2003
Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems
A book edited by Dr. Sherry Y. Chen and Dr. George D. Magoulas, Brunel 
University, UK

Introduction
As one of the most recent developments in information technology, 
hypermedia systems have offered a significant contribution to the delivery 
of e-content through the Internet. However, not all types of users have the 
capability to develop navigation paths by themselves. Many studies have 
found that individual differences had significant effects on information 
seeking in hypermedia systems. Users with different characteristics and 
backgrounds need different types of content and navigation support. Thus, 
adaptable and adaptive hypermedia systems have emerged in the last decade. 
Research community in this area is constantly expanding, and we have 
reached a point in time where research works have mushroomed and matured. 
We need a self-contained book to demonstrate the fruit of our research.

The Overall Objective of the Book
The proposed book aims to provide a comprehensive review of 
state-of-the-art adaptable and adaptive hypermedia approaches, covering 
both their theories and applications in areas such as search engines, 
e-commerce, e-learning, and digital libraries. It will cover many issues in 
the field, providing insight into analytical and architectural aspects of 
adaptive web-based systems, as well as applications in real world settings.

The Target Audience
The book will be useful to professionals and academic researchers working 
in various areas, such as customisation and personalization, human-computer 
interaction, multimedia information systems, web-based technology, 
artificial intelligence and machine learning, and intelligent databases. 
Moreover, it will provide a source of reference and a guide for students 
working on relevant projects.

Topics of interest may focus on, but are not restricted to:
Ø Hypermedia
§ Human Factors
§ Metaphors and Navigation
§ Hypermedia Authoring
§ User Centered Evaluation
Ø Adaptive Hypermedia
§ Methods and Techniques for Customization and Personalization
§ User Modeling in Adaptive Hypermedia
§ Database Technologies in Adaptive Hypermedia
§ Adaptive Learning Environments
§ Customization and Personalization in Electronic Commerce
§ Personalization in Digital Libraries
§ Individualized Search Engines
§ Evaluation Criteria and Methods
§ Privacy

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to send on or before July 1, 
2003, a completed author form with a 600-800 word manuscript proposal 
organized in sections as follows: aim, main methodology, results, and 
significance of the contribution. Authors of accepted proposals will be 
notified by August 1, 2003 about the status of their proposals and sent 
chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be 
submitted by October 1, 2003. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a 
blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, 
Inc., publisher of the "Idea Group Publishing," "Information Science 
Publishing," and "IRM Press" imprints in 2004. Inquiries and submissions 
can be forwarded electronically (MS-Word document format or RTF) to: 
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Editors of the book
Dr. Sherry Y. Chen
Department of Information Systems and Computing
Brunel University
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 3PH, UK
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 274000 ext. 3821
URL: <http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~csstsyc/>

Dr. George D. Magoulas
Department of Information Systems and Computing
Brunel University
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 3PH, U.K.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 274000 ext. 2521
URL: <http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~csstgdm/>