Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Introduction to Distributed Applications
Published on 14. July 2000
Book
Hardback
XVII, 529 pages
978-3-540-66984-5 (ISBN)
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.
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Edition
2000 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Graduate
Illustrations
XVII, 529 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
992 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-66984-5 (9783540669845)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-04232-8
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Introduction to Distributed Applications
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Persons
Uwe Borghoff is a full professor of computer science at the University of the Armed Forces (UniBwM), Munich, Germany. Prior to this, he worked at Xerox Research Centre Europe in Grenoble, France, where he led the coordination technologies group.
Peter Rödig (UniBwM) is developing methods for long-term preservation of digital data. Related research interests include document engineering and database technologies.
Jan Scheffczyk (UniBwM) is researching issues such as consistency maintenance in document engineering, long-term preservation of digital data, and software engineering.
Lothar Schmitz is a lecturer at the UniBwM, and his research interests include software engineering and long-term preservation of digital data.
Content
Part I. Introduction to Distributed Systems and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: Fundamental Principles of Distributed Systems; Computer-Supported Cooperative Work.- Part II. Basic Concepts of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: Concepts of Asynchronous and Synchronous Cooperation; Concurrency Control; Replication and Concurrency Control.- Part III. Application Classes of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: Communication Systems and Shared Information Spaces; Workflow Management, Conversation and Coordination Systems; Workgroup Computing; Multi-agent Systems.- References.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Index.