This handbook of research is one of the few texts to combine Open Source Software (OSS) in public and private sector activities into a single reference source.

Emergent technologies are pushing the boundaries of how both qualitative and quantitative researchers practice their craft, and it has become clear these change

Incorporating currencies, payment methods, and protocols that computers use to talk to each other, digital currencies are poised to grow in use and importance.

"The Internet has enabled new forms of large-scale collaboration. Voluntary contributions by large numbers of users and co-producers lead to new forms of produc

Includes articles in topic areas such as autonomic computing, operating system architectures, and open source software technologies and applications.