The Parting of the Ways: Divergence, Data Management and Collaborative Work

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dc.contributor.authorDourish, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-15T11:53:57Z
dc.date.available2017-04-15T11:53:57Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractSystems coordinating distributed collaborative work must manage user data distributed over a network. The strong consistency algorithms which designers have typically borrowed from the distributed systems community are often unsuited to the particular needs of CSCW. Here, I outline an alternative approach based on divergence and synchronisation between parallel streams of activity. From a CSCW perspective, this strategy offers three primary advantages. First, it is scalable, allowing smooth transitions from highly interactive collaboration to-more extended, "asynchronous" styles of work. Second, it supports "multi-synchronous" work, in which parties work independently in parallel. Third, it directly supports observed patterns of opportunistic activities in collaborative working.
dc.identifier.isbn978-94-011-0349-7
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
dc.relation.ispartofECSCW 1995: Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
dc.relation.ispartofseriesECSCW
dc.titleThe Parting of the Ways: Divergence, Data Management and Collaborative Work
dc.typeText
gi.citation.endPage220
gi.citation.startPage205
gi.conference.date10–14 September 1995
gi.conference.locationStockholm, Sweden
gi.conference.sessiontitleFull Papers

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