Handbook of Research on Web Information Systems Quality

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 582 pages
• Published by: Information Science Reference February 27, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1599048477
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1599048475
• Book Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 3.6 pounds

Product Description
Web information systems engineering resolves the multifaceted issues of Web-based systems development; however, as part of an emergent yet prolific industry, Web site quality assurance is a continually adaptive process needing a comprehensive reference tool to merge all cutting-edge research and innovations.

The Handbook of Research on Web Information Systems Quality integrates invaluable research on the models, measures, and methodologies of Web information systems, software quality, and Web engineering into one practical guide to Web information systems quality, making this handbook of research an essential addition to all library collections.

About The Author
Coral Calero has a PhD in computer science and is associate professor at the Escuela Superior de Informatica of the Castilla-La Mancha University in Ciudad Real. She is a member of the Alarcos Research Group, in the same University, specialized in information systems, databases, and software engineering. Her research interests include advanced databases design, database quality, software metrics, and database metrics. She is author of papers in national and international conferences on this subject. She has published in Information Systems Journal, software Quality Journal, Information and software Technology Journal, and SIGMOD Record Journal. She has organized the Web services quality workshop (WISE Conference, Rome 2003) and database maintenance and reengineering workshop (ICSM Conference, Montreal 2002).

Mª Ángeles Moraga has a PhD in computer science. She received her MSc in computer science and her technical degree in computer science by the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM). Nowadays she is assistant professor at the Escuela Superior de Informática of the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real (Spain). She is a member of the Alarcos Research Group, in the same University, specialized in information systems, databases, and software engineering. Her research interests are portals, portlets, software quality, and measures.

Mario Piattini has an MSc and a PhD in computer science (Politechnical University of Madrid) and a MSc in Psychology (UNED). He is also a certified information system auditor and a certified information system manager by ISACA (Information System Audit and Control Association) as well as a full professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Ciudad Real, Spain). Furthermore, he is the author of several books and papers on databases, software engineering, and information systems. He is a co-editor of several international books including Advanced Databases Technology and Design (2000, Artech House, UK), Information and database quality (2002, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, USA), Component-based software quality: methods and techniques (2004, Springer, Germany), and Conceptual software Metrics (Imperial College Press, UK, 2005). He leads the ALARCOS research group of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Ciudad Real, Spain). His research interests include advanced databases, database quality, software metrics, security and audit, and software maintenance.