The mechanics of collaboration: Developing low cost usability evaluation methods for shared workspaces

Proceedings of the Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, WETICE

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 98-103

  Gutwin, C ^a   Greenberg, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer science; Computerized monitoring; Costs; Laboratories; Protection; Prototypes; Usability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COSTS; HEURISTIC METHODS; LABORATORIES; MECHANICS; SURVEYS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

COLLABORATION; COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARES; COLLABORATIVE WORK; PROTECTION; PROTOTYPES; USABILITY;

GROUPWARE;

EID: 38149003498     PISSN: 15244547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ENABL.2000.883711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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