Download or read book Computer-Supported Cooperative Work written by Uwe M. Borghoff and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-07-14 with total page 1342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed introduction to interdisciplinary application area of distributed systems, namely the computer support of individuals trying to solve a problem in cooperation with each other but not necessarily having identical work places or working times. The book is addressed to students of distributed systems, communications, information science and socio-organizational theory, as well as to users and developers of systems with group communication and cooperation as top priorities.