Taking CSCW Seriously: Supporting Articulation Work (1992)
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| Venue: | Computer Supported Cooperative Work |
| Citations: | 345 - 13 self |
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@ARTICLE{Schmidt92takingcscw,
author = {Kjeld Schmidt and Liam Bannon},
title = {Taking CSCW Seriously: Supporting Articulation Work},
journal = {Computer Supported Cooperative Work},
year = {1992},
volume = {1},
pages = {7--40}
}
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Abstract
this paper we set out an approach to CSCW as a field of research which we believe provides a coherent conceptual framework for this area, suggesting that it should be concerned with the support requirements of cooperative work arrangements. This provides a more principled, comprehensive, and, in our opinion, more useful conception of the field than that provided by the conception of CSCW as being focused on computer support for groups. We then investigate the consequences of taking this alternative conception seriously, in terms of research directions for the field. As an indication of the fruits of this approach, we discuss the concept of `articulation work' and its relevance to CSCW. This raises a host of interesting problems that are marginalized in the work on small group support but critical to the success of CSCW systems `in the large', i. e., that are designed to meet current work requirements in the everyday world
