Alan Dix says:
"CMC is not sufficient. Neither is it necessary: many good CSCW systems do
nothing to support direct communication. Such systems, which have no
communication element, could be called anti-CMC.
That is not to sat that CMC is not a part of CSCW. It is a valid CSCW
activity in the same way as, say, screen design is a part of Human-Computer
Interaction (HCI) ... while the role of CMC as such is debatable, the impact
of CMC is most definitely a central CSCW issue."
Dix, A. (1994) "Computer Supported Cooperative Work: A Framework." in
Rosenberg, D. and Hutchison, C. (Eds.) "Design Issues in CSCW." 9-26.
Springer-Verlag.
... and I think Alan's still right.
Dan <>
Dan Diaper, Ph.D., MBCS,
Co-Editor, Springer-Verlag CSCW Book Series,
Prof. of Systems Science & Engineering,
School of Design, Engineering & Computing,
Bournemouth University.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel.: +44 (0)1202 523172
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> From: -- Andy Morley --[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To: -- Andy Morley --
> Sent: 12 August 1999 11:52
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> Subject: CSCW vs. CMC
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> Having seen the list as mainly a source of information sources
> and advertising for conferences etc., I was interested to see
> the" CSCW/groupware, Knowledge Management and Ideology"
> thread developing. In the hope of sparking a similar discussion
> I'd be interested to hear the views of listess on the distinction
> between CSCW and CMC. Is there indeed a difference to be drawn
> or are they merely the same concepts viewed from different
> disciplines?
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