ECSCW '99 - Susanne Bdker

The emergence of network facilities and the increased
availability of personal computer systems over the last decade has
seen a growing interest in the use of computers to support cooperative
work. This volume contains the proceedings of the sixth European
Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), a
multi-disciplinary area which embraces both the development of new
technologies and an understanding of the relationship between
technology and society.

These proceedings present a collection of papers that encompass
activities in the field, treating such subjects as virtual
environments, uses of the Internet, studies of cooperative work and
emerging models, studies of groupware systems in use in real-world
settings, and theories and techniques to support the development of
cooperative applications. The articles feature emerging technologies
alongside new methods and approaches to the expansion of this
important class of applications.

Audience: This work reflects the best of the current research
and practice within CSCW. It will appeal to both researchers and
practitioners whose work involves computer and information science,
human-computer interaction, information systems, hypermedia,
organisational/social informatics and social studies of science and
technology.