Computer-supported cooperative work is a field devoted to understanding group work processes and developing tools to enhance collaborative efforts This book provides a comprehensive view of this dynamic area through a collection of articles from itsdiverse contributing fields, with introduction and analysis by the editor Part 1 provides озная a concise history of the field, defining its early goals and seminal projects In Part 2, current projects and their underlying technologies, including hypertext and database technologies for information sharing, are presented and evaluated Finally, Part 3 outlines the theories and empirical studies guiding system design based on understanding human dynamics as well as system dynamics Each section includes reprints, attractively re-typeset, of important papers from the seminal conferences and publications laying the foundations for the field.  WindowsISBN 0934613575.