The work to make a network work: Studying CSCW in action

Proceedings of the 1994 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 287-298

  Bowers, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Rank Xerox Research Cent (EuroPARC)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; COMPUTER SUPPORT; COOPERATIVE WORKS; FIELD STUDIES; POTENTIAL USERS; RESEARCH AGENDA;

GROUPWARE;

EID: 84953592705     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/192844.193030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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