Ebook: ECSCW 2001: Proceedings of the Seventh European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work 16–20 September 2001, Bonn, Germany

Schmidt and Bannon (1992) introduced the concept of common information space by contrasting it with technical conceptions of shared information: Cooperative work is not facilitated simply by the provisioning of a shared database, but rather requires the active construction by the participants of a common information space where the meanings of the shared objects are debated and resolved, at least locally and temporarily. (Schmidt and Bannon, p. 22) A CIS, then, encompasses not only the information but also the practices by which actors establish its meaning for their collective work. These negotiated understandings of the information are as important as the availability of the information itself: The actors must attempt to jointly construct a common information space which goes beyond their individual personal information spaces. . . . The common information space is negotiated and established by the actors involved. (Schmidt and Bannon, p. 28) This is not to suggest that actors’ understandings of the information are identical; they are simply “common” enough to coordinate the work. People understand how the information is relevant for their own work. Therefore, individuals engaged in different activities will have different perspectives on the same information. The work of maintaining the common information space is the work that it takes to balance and accommodate these different perspectives. A “bug” report in software development is a simple example. Software developers and quality assurance personnel have access to the same bug report information. However, access to information is not sufficient to coordinate their work.

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The emergence and widespread use of personal computers and network technologies has seen the development of interest in the use of computers to support cooperative work. This volume presents the proceedings of the seventh European conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). This is a multidisciplinary area which embraces both the development of new technologies and an understanding of the grounding of CSCW technology in organizational practices.
These proceedings contain a collection of papers that encompass activities in the field, including distributed virtual environments, new models and architectures for groupware systems, studies of communication and coordination among mobile actors, studies of cooperative work in heterogeneous settings, studies of groupware systems in use in real-world settings, and theories and techniques to support the development of cooperative applications. The papers present emerging technologies alongside new methods and approaches to the development of this important class of applications.
The work in this volume represents the best of the current research and practice within CSCW. The collection of papers presented here will appeal to both researchers and practitioners alike as they combine an understanding of the nature of work with the possibility offered by new technologies.

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The emergence and widespread use of personal computers and network technologies has seen the development of interest in the use of computers to support cooperative work. This volume presents the proceedings of the seventh European conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). This is a multidisciplinary area which embraces both the development of new technologies and an understanding of the grounding of CSCW technology in organizational practices.
These proceedings contain a collection of papers that encompass activities in the field, including distributed virtual environments, new models and architectures for groupware systems, studies of communication and coordination among mobile actors, studies of cooperative work in heterogeneous settings, studies of groupware systems in use in real-world settings, and theories and techniques to support the development of cooperative applications. The papers present emerging technologies alongside new methods and approaches to the development of this important class of applications.
The work in this volume represents the best of the current research and practice within CSCW. The collection of papers presented here will appeal to both researchers and practitioners alike as they combine an understanding of the nature of work with the possibility offered by new technologies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Cooperation in massively distributed information spaces....Pages 1-17
Adaptability of Classification Schemes in Cooperation: what does it mean?....Pages 19-38
Finding Patterns in the Fieldwork....Pages 39-58
Team Automata for Spatial Access Control....Pages 59-77
Supporting distributed software development by modes of collaboration....Pages 79-98
Flexible Support for Application-Sharing Architecture....Pages 99-118
Creating Coherent Environments for Collaboration....Pages 119-138
Spaces of Practice....Pages 139-158
Collaboratively Improvising Magic....Pages 159-178
Music Sharing as a Computer Supported Collaborative Application....Pages 179-198
PolyLens: A Recommender System for Groups of Users....Pages 199-218
y do tngrs luv 2 txt msg?....Pages 219-238
Coordinating Heterogeneous Work: Information and Representation in Medical Care....Pages 239-258
Cognitive Properties of a Whiteboard: A Case Study in a Trauma Centre....Pages 259-278
On Finding Things Out: Situating Organisational Knowledge in CSCW....Pages 279-298
The Effects of Network Delays on Group Work in Real-Time Groupware....Pages 299-318
Community Support and Identity Management....Pages 319-338
Reducing Interference in Single Display Groupware through Transparency....Pages 339-358
Harnessing Complexity in CSCW....Pages 359-378
Decentralizing the Control Room: Mobile Work and Institutional Order....Pages 379-397
Back Matter....Pages 419-419
When Worlds Collide: Molecular Biology as Interdisciplinary Collaboration....Pages 399-418

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The emergence and widespread use of personal computers and network technologies has seen the development of interest in the use of computers to support cooperative work. This volume presents the proceedings of the seventh European conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). This is a multidisciplinary area which embraces both the development of new technologies and an understanding of the grounding of CSCW technology in organizational practices.
These proceedings contain a collection of papers that encompass activities in the field, including distributed virtual environments, new models and architectures for groupware systems, studies of communication and coordination among mobile actors, studies of cooperative work in heterogeneous settings, studies of groupware systems in use in real-world settings, and theories and techniques to support the development of cooperative applications. The papers present emerging technologies alongside new methods and approaches to the development of this important class of applications.
The work in this volume represents the best of the current research and practice within CSCW. The collection of papers presented here will appeal to both researchers and practitioners alike as they combine an understanding of the nature of work with the possibility offered by new technologies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Cooperation in massively distributed information spaces....Pages 1-17
Adaptability of Classification Schemes in Cooperation: what does it mean?....Pages 19-38
Finding Patterns in the Fieldwork....Pages 39-58
Team Automata for Spatial Access Control....Pages 59-77
Supporting distributed software development by modes of collaboration....Pages 79-98
Flexible Support for Application-Sharing Architecture....Pages 99-118
Creating Coherent Environments for Collaboration....Pages 119-138
Spaces of Practice....Pages 139-158
Collaboratively Improvising Magic....Pages 159-178
Music Sharing as a Computer Supported Collaborative Application....Pages 179-198
PolyLens: A Recommender System for Groups of Users....Pages 199-218
y do tngrs luv 2 txt msg?....Pages 219-238
Coordinating Heterogeneous Work: Information and Representation in Medical Care....Pages 239-258
Cognitive Properties of a Whiteboard: A Case Study in a Trauma Centre....Pages 259-278
On Finding Things Out: Situating Organisational Knowledge in CSCW....Pages 279-298
The Effects of Network Delays on Group Work in Real-Time Groupware....Pages 299-318
Community Support and Identity Management....Pages 319-338
Reducing Interference in Single Display Groupware through Transparency....Pages 339-358
Harnessing Complexity in CSCW....Pages 359-378
Decentralizing the Control Room: Mobile Work and Institutional Order....Pages 379-397
Back Matter....Pages 419-419
When Worlds Collide: Molecular Biology as Interdisciplinary Collaboration....Pages 399-418
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