Computer-Supported Cooperative Work - Introduction to Distributed Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2000)

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.