For one/two-semester, undergraduate/ graduate-level courses in Data Communications and Networks, Networked Multimedia, and Multimedia Information Networking. Id

The rapid advances and industry demands for networked delivery of information and pictures through computer networks and cable television has created a need for

"This encyclopedia offers a comprehensive knowledge of multimedia information technology from an economic and technological perspective"--Provided by publisher.

The news media have significant influence on the formation of public opinion. Called the agenda-setting role of the media, this influence occurs at three levels

The papers comprising Vol. I and Vol. II were prepared for and presented at the International Conference on Information Networking 2002 (ICOIN 2002), which was