| Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: Introduction to Distributed Applications 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Borghoff, Uwe M. (Author), Schlichter, Johann H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540669841 ISBN-13: 9783540669845 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: The terms groupware and CSCW (Computer-Supported Cooperative Work) have received significant attention in computer science and related disciplines for quite some time now. This book has two main objectives: first, to outline the meaning of both terms, and second, to point out both the numerous opportunities for users of CSCW systems and the risks of applying them. The book introduces in detail an interdisciplinary application area of distributed systems, namely the computer support of individuals trying to solve a problem in cooperation with each other but not necessarily having identical work places or working times. CSCW can be viewed as a synergism between the areas of distributed systems and (multimedia) communications on the one hand and those of information science and socio-organizational theory on the other hand. Thus, the book is addressed to students of all these disciplines, as well as to users and developers of systems with group communication and cooperation as top priorities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - Systems Analysis & Design - Computers | Enterprise Applications - Collaboration Software - Computers | Networking - Hardware |
| Dewey: 005.11 |
| LCCN: 00-55639 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 6.45" W x 9.56" (1.84 lbs) 529 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The terms groupware and CSCW (computer-supported cooperative work) have received significant attention in computer science and related disciplines for quite some time now. This book is a revised and extended version of the 2nd edition of the German textbook "Rechnergestützte Gruppenarbeit: Eine Einführung in verteilte Anwendungen". It has two main objectives: first, to outline the meaning of both terms, and second, to point out both the numer- ous opportunities for users of groupware and the risks of applying such sys- tems. The book intends to introduce an area of distributed systems, namely the computer support of individuals trying to solve a common problem in cooperation with each other but not necessarily having identical work pi aces or working times. Computer-supported cooperative work is an interdisciplinary application domain. It can be viewed as a synergism between the areas of distributed sys- tems and (multimedia-) communication on the one hand and between those of information science and socio-organizational theory on the other hand. Thus, the book is meant to help students of aH these disciplines, as weH as users and developers of systems which have communication and cooperation within groups as top priorities. |