CSCW in practice : an introduction and case studies / [BCS]. Dan Diaper and Colston Sanger (ed.)

Diaper, Dan:

ISBN 10: 3540197842 / ISBN 13: 9783540197843

Published by London ; Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Paris ; Tokyo ; Hong Kong ; Barcelona ; Budapest : Springer, 1993

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XXII, 196 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. ; 24 cm Like new! Unread, unused book in perfect condition. --- Wie neu! Ungelesenes Buch in neuwertigem Zustand. 9783540197843 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 417 Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CSCW in practice : an introduction and case studies / [BCS]. Dan Diaper and Colston Sanger (ed.)
• Publisher: London ; Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Paris ; Tokyo ; Hong Kong ; Barcelona ; Budapest : Springer
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540197842
• ISBN 13: 9783540197843
• Binding: Softcover
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  • Computer & Internet

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Synopsis

Dan, is this book going to provide a substantial, coherent and timely contribution to CSCW or is it just going to be a ragbag of papers from several meetings stuck together? The latter, of course, Colston. However, . . . . . . and the "However" was rather long and technical, but not substantially different in overall content from that of this pref­ ace. Most of the papers contained in this book were initially presented at meetings organized by the UK's Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) Special Interest Group in 1991, but the book is not a proceedings, whatever the above quo­ tation suggests. Readers will immediately notice that, unlike typical proceedings, all the references are placed together at the end of the book and that there is a substantial index: the hall­ mark of all proper, technical books of quality. If you choose to delve further than this preface, you will find that each chapter is cross-referenced, thus you also gain a coherent structure across chapters - an advantage traditionally associated with high quali­ ty single-author books. Furthermore, turning apparent disadvantage to advantage, while single-author books must inevitably present the idiosyncratic perspective of their author, in this book, and appropriately for a young area such as CSCW, you will be presented with the views of a dozen CSCW experts who all have considerable, hard-won experience, gained over many years.