Semistructured messages are surprisingly useful for computer-supported coordination

Databases for Semistructured Data : How Useful Are They ?

There is much activity in the database research community on managing semistructured data but little experience to date in applying this research to substantial problems. This paper describes an effort to assess the applicability of this technology to organizations with large quantities of semistructured (and structured) information. We consider the issue of appropriate data models for semistru...

Coordination processes in computer supported collaborative writing

In the COSAR-project a computer-supported collaborative learning environment enables students to collaborate in writing an argumentative essay. The TC3 groupware environment (TC3: Text Composer, Computer supported and Collaborative) offers access to relevant information sources, a private notepad, a chat facility including a chat history, and a shared wordprocessor. Planning tools for writing –...

Computer Supported Risø - R - 890 ( EN ) Coordination

This report addresses computer support of complex cooperative work involving many actors. These actors might be distributed in time and space while collaborating. It is discussed which aspects of the coordination of cooperative work it would be relevant to consider supported by means of computer-based systems. A conceptual framework for analyzing and modeling the basic mechanisms used when mutu...

Sociologists can be Surprisingly Useful in Interactive Systems Design

This paper makes a case, to system developers, for inter-disciplinary working and the involvement of sociologists in the systems design process. Our argument is based on the fact that effective systems must take account of the social context in which these systems are situated. The paper is based on our experiences of working with sociologists in a study of air traffic control automation. We de...

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