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Published in: Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) 4-5/2016

01-10-2016

Preface to the Special Issue on ‘Reconsidering “Awareness” in CSCW’

Authors: Kjeld Schmidt, Dave Randall

Published in: Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) | Issue 4-5/2016

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The issue of ‘awareness’ has been on the agenda of CSCW research since the field first formed in the 1980s, yet nothing remotely similar to consensus about what the issue is and how to understand it has been achieved. …

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Metadata
Title
Preface to the Special Issue on ‘Reconsidering “Awareness” in CSCW’
Authors
Kjeld Schmidt
Dave Randall
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) / Issue 4-5/2016
Print ISSN: 0925-9724
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-016-9257-6

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