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- Subject: Re: Collaboration
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- From: dmittleman@misvax.mis.arizona.edu (Daniel Mittleman)
- Date: 9 Nov 1992 10:21 MST
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- In article <92313.173950NG7165A@auvm.american.edu>, NG7165A@auvm.american.edu (Narendra Gangadhar) writes...
- >I am doing some work in the area of collaboration,CSCW, and groupware. I am
- >interested in the benefits, and problems within the group and within the organi
- >zation. If anyone knows wher I can find such information, I would greatly appre
- >ciate it. I am also interested in finding out where I can locate conference pro
- >ceedings dealin with this area.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >N.G.
-
- {I don't mean to single out N.G., my comments are meant to be taken in
- the general case}
-
- I think it is wonderful that the students at American University are
- being shown how to use usenet and are being encouraged to participate
- in discussions here - I really do - but I am concerned that so many of
- the students seem to be asking for reference information (I presume for
- the purpose of writing term papers) without showing any evidence that
- they are undertaking simple steps to find it themselves.
-
- Questions:
- [1] is the course instructor showing you the basic reference
- sources for CSCW? If not, if someone from the class asks the
- readership of this conference to each list the three most impoartant
- CSCW or GDSS journals, you will get a very interesting sampling of
- where you might look.
- [2] what is the readings list for your course?
- [3] does the course instructor read this group?
-
- My feeling is: if a student asks a detailed question in my area of
- experience or interest, I will try to provide some information.
- However, if a student asks open ended questions about CSCW
- literature in general without showing any evidence that he/she is
- trying to find information on their own, then I do not feel obliged to
- render any assistance.
-
- Note: this issue is emerging because we are using a brand new form of
- communication and the social protocols are not yet resolved. I guess
- what I am doing here is suggesting some social protocols. I welcome
- comment and criticism.
-
- Another note: Dr. Stodolsky, might we add a list of important CSCW and
- GDSS journals, proceedings, and books to your FAQ posting?
-
- -----
-
- Now that I have gotten that off my chest... N.G., you might look at
- the following journals:
-
- Management Information Systems Quarterly (Dec 88 is a must read)
- Communications of the ACM
- Journal of Management Information Systems
- Information Systems Review
- Group Decision and Negotiation
-
- You might also look at the Proceedings from CSCW. There was a
- conference in 1986, 1988, 1990, and 1992. Also check ICIS
- (International Conference on Information Systems) and HICSS (Hawaii
- International Conference on Systems Science) proceedings.
-
- {this is by no means a complete list - it is just off the top of my
- head}
-
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