Basic Groupware/CSCW Questions

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2 total messages Started by Susanne Hupfer Wed, 13 Mar 1991 19:46

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Author: Susanne Hupfer
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1991 19:46

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I am new to the area of groupware/CSCW and would greatly appreciate
any responses to the following questions:

1) What research topics/areas do the terms "groupware" and "CSCW" encompass?

2) What is the history of "groupware" and "CSCW" research?   When
   did these research areas come into existence, and how has the focus
   of research changed/evolved since their inception?

3) What and where are the major groupware/CSCW research efforts currently
   taking place?  Who and where are the most widely known researchers in 
   the field?

4) What papers/books/other literature are considered significant in the field?

Thanks,
Susanne Hupfer

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Re: Basic Groupware/CSCW Questions

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Author: David S. Stodolsky
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1991 18:35

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A good recent review article is:
Ellis, C. A., Gibbs, S. J. & Rein, G. L.
Groupware: Some issues and  experiences
_Communications of the ACM_, Jan. 1991, vol. 24, no. 1, 39 - 58.

They define groupware:

computer-based systems that support
groups of people engaged in a common 
task (or goal) and that provide
an interface to a shared environment


I would like to update the newsgroup definition to
conform to the above unless there is some objection.

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