Computer support for work across space,time, and social worlds |
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Authors: | Karen Ruhleder John Leslie King |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Decision and Information Sciences, College of Business Administration , University of Houston , Houston, TX, 77204–6282;2. University of California , Irvine |
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Abstract: | Collaboration is at the heart of the academic enterprise; proposals for systems such as the National Science Foundation's “National Collaboratory”; or Apple Computer's “Knowledge Navigator”; seek to support these collaborative efforts by means of a variety of computing technologies. We examine the assumptions of the model of collaborative work behind such proposals and suggest ways to extend that model. We draw on a case study of collaborative efforts in classical scholarship in order to explore more fully the existing modalities of academic collaboration as it actually occurs. The development of a broader understanding of collaborative activities will enable us to address more effectively the challenge of constructing systems to support collaborative work. |
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Keywords: | computer‐supported collaborative work |
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