Memory in the Small: Combining Collective Memory and Task Support for a Scientific Community

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 105-127

  Ackerman, Mark S ^a   Mandel, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective memory; Computer supported cooperative work; Information spaces; Organizational memory; Scientific applications; Scientific community; Task support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343370082     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327744joce0902&3_2     Document Type: Article

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