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Collaboration and Technology: 22nd International Conference, CRIWG 2016, Kanazawa, Japan, September 14-16, 2016, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #9848)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Collaboration and Technology, CRIWG 2016, held in Kanazawa, Japan, in September 2016.The 10 revised full papers presented together with 3 work-in-progress papers werecarefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions. The papers reflect the current diversity of collaborative computing research and its evolution and deal with topics such as group support, AR and 3D technology, wearable technology, intercultural collaboration, remote physical tasks, recommendation systems, collaborative learning, and health support.

Collaboration between Human and Artificial Societies: Coordination and Agent-Based Distributed Computing (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #1624)

The full title of the HCM network project behind this volume is VIM: A virtual multicomputer for symbolic applications. The three strands which bound the network together were parallel systems, advanced compilation techniques andarti?cialintelligence witha commonsubstrate in the programminglanguage Lisp. The initial aim of the project was to demonstrate how the combination of these three technologies could be used to build a virtual multicomputer — an ephemeral, persistent machine of available heterogeneous computing resources — for large scale symbolic applications . The system would support a virtual processor abstraction to distribute data and tasks across the multicomputer, the actual physical composition of which may change dynamically. Our practical objective was to assist in the prototyping of dynamic distributed symbolic app- cations in arti?cial intelligence using whatever resources are available (probably networked workstations), so that the developed program could also be run on more exotic hardware without reprogramming. What we had not foreseen at the outset of the project was how agents would unify the strands at the application level, as distinct from the system level o- lined above. It was as a result of the agent in?uence that we held two workshops in May and December 1997 with the title “Collaboration between human and arti?cial societies”. The papers collected in this volume are a selection from presentations made at those two workshops. In each case the format consisted of a number of invited speakers plus presentations from the network partners.

Collaboration Engineering: IT-gestützte Zusammenarbeitsprozesse systematisch entwickeln und durchführen

In Zeiten verteilter Wertschöpfungsstrukturen spielt die effektive Zusammenarbeit eine entscheidende Rolle im Kampf um Wettbewerbsvorteile. Diese Zusammenarbeit in Form von übertragbaren Prozessen zu gestalten, ist Kern des Collaboration Engineerings. Das Buch liefert einen umfassenden, auch für den Laien verständlichen Einblick in die Konzepte und Methoden, Werkzeuge und Anwendungen computerunterstützter Zusammenarbeit und betrachtet ihre Potenziale und Perspektiven. Ein Lehrbuch für Studierende und zugleich Handbuch für Entwickler und Anwender.

Collaboration in a Data-Rich World: 18th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2017, Vicenza, Italy, September 18-20, 2017, Proceedings (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology #506)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2017, held in Vicenza, Italy, in September 2017. The 68 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 159 submissions. They provide a comprehensive overview of identified challenges and recent advances in various collaborative network (CN) domains and their applications, with a strong focus on the following areas: collaborative models, platforms and systems for data-rich worlds; manufacturing ecosystem and collaboration in Industry 4.0; big data analytics and intelligence; risk, performance, and uncertainty in collaborative data-rich systems; semantic data/service discovery, retrieval, and composition in a collaborative data-rich world; trust and sustainability analysis in collaborative networks; value creation and social impact of collaboration in data-rich worlds; technology development platforms supporting collaborative systems; collective intelligence and collaboration in advanced/emerging applications: collaborative manufacturing and factories of the future, e-health and care, food and agribusiness, and crisis/disaster management.

Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World: 17th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2016, Porto, Portugal, October 3-5, 2016, Proceedings (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology #480)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2016, held in Porto, Portugal, in October 2016. The 57 revised papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 148 submissions. They provide a comprehensive overview of identified challenges and recent advances in various collaborative network (CN) domains and their applications, with a strong focus on the following areas: hyperconnected systems, managing data and knowledge, networked business processes, collective intelligence and decision making, creating supply and production networks, operating and management of networks, collaborative engineering, product services, intelligent product ecosystems, product personalization, service orientation, cloud technology aspects for VOs, design science research, business models in hyperconnected context, agribusiness value chain, and collaborative networks in circular economy.

Collaboration in Creative Design: Methods and Tools

This book presents a number of new methods, tools, and approaches aimed to assist researchers and designers during the early stages of the design process, focusing on the need to approach the development of new interactive products, systems and related services by closely observing the needs of potential end-users through adopting a design thinking approach. A wide range of design approaches are explored, some emphasizing on the physicality of interaction and the products designed, others exploring interactive design and the emerging user experience (UX) with a focus on the value to the end-user. Contemporary design processes and the role of software tools to support design are also discussed. The researchers draw their expertise from a wide range of fields and it is this interdisciplinary approach which provides a unique perspective resulting in a flexible collection of methods that can be applied to a wide range of design contexts. Interaction and UX designers and product design specialists will all find Collaboration in Creative Design an essential read.

Collaboration in Designing a Pedagogical Approach in Information Literacy (Springer Texts in Education)

​This Open Access book combines expertise in information literacy with expertise in education and teaching to share tips and tricks for the development of good information literacy teaching and training in universities and libraries. It draws on research, knowledge and pedagogical practice from academia, to teach students how to sift through information to be able to distinguish the important and correct from the unusable. It discusses basic concepts and models of information literacy, as well as strategies for accessing, locating and retrieving information and methods suitable for the assessment and management of information. The book explains many concepts connected to information literacy and discusses pedagogical issues with a view to supporting the practitioner. Each chapter examines one aspect of information literacy, discusses the pedagogical challenges involved and provides suggestions for best practice.

Collaboration in the Digital Age: How Technology Enables Individuals, Teams and Businesses (Progress in IS)

This book examines how digital technologies enable collaboration as a way for individuals, teams and businesses to connect, create value, and harness new opportunities. Digital technologies have brought the world closer together but also created new barriers and divides. While it is now possible to connect almost instantly and seamlessly across the globe, collaboration comes at a cost; it requires new skills and hidden ‘collaboration work’, and the need to renegotiate the fair distribution of value in multi-stakeholder network arrangements. Presenting state-of-the-art research, case studies, and leading voices in the field, the book provides academics and professionals with insights into the diverse powers of collaboration in the digital age, spanning collaboration among professionals, organisations, and consumers. It brings together contributions from scholars interested in the collaboration of teams, cooperatives, projects, and new cooperative systems, covering a range of sectors from the sharing economy, health care, large project businesses to public sector collaboration.

Collaboration Meets Interactive Spaces: Theory And Practice

This book explores the technological advances and social interactions between interactive spaces, surfaces and devices, aiming to provide new insights into emerging social protocols that arise from the experimentation and long-term usage of interactive surfaces. This edited volume brings together researchers from around the world who investigate interactive surfaces and interaction techniques within large displays, wearable devices, software development, security and emergency management. Providing both theory and practical case studies, the authors look at current developments and challenges into 3D visualization, large surfaces, the interplay of mobile phone devices and large displays, wearable systems and head mounted displays (HMD’S), remote proxemics and interactive wall displays and how these can be employed throughout the home and work spaces. Collaboration Meets Interactive Spaces is both for researchers and industry practitioners, providing readers with a coherent narrative into the current state-of-the-art within interactive surfaces and pervasive display technology, providing necessary tools and techniques as interactive media increasingly permeates everyday contexts.

Collaboration Potential in Virtual Reality: Transforming the Workplace of Tomorrow (SpringerBriefs in Business)

The recent shift in labour markets has heightened the demand for alternative work arrangements. Virtual reality (VR) technology plays a significant role in this transition, with remote work as efficient as work performed from an organization's own office space. This book explores the impact of immersive VR technology on the new virtual workspace. Specifically, it examines how VR can enable employees to overcome the distractions associated with working from home, increase their visibility on team projects, build stronger relationships with co-workers, reduce feelings of isolation due to social distancing, and facilitate their engagement in collaborative work processes. It also explores the limitations of two-dimensional, computer-mediated communication tools for flexible working arrangements. It, thus, offers theoretical foundations for future research on office digitalization and subsequent applications of VR technology on office work. It also features the analysis of two dozen problem-centered expert interviews with creators and executives of leading productivity VR tools that enable the remote collaboration between knowledge workers.

Collaboration Systems: Concept, Value, and Use

This volume emphasises knowledge transfer from the lab to the field and describes collaboration technology through three lenses: Proof of Concept, Proof of Value, and Proof of Use. The contributors focus on work practices that extend collaboration into a structured form where groups can work together to solve real-world complex problems. As with the other AMIS volumes, the contributors comprise internationally known experts in the field of Information Systems.Includes online access.

Collaboration Systems: Concept, Value, and Use (Advances In Management Information Systems Ser.)

This volume emphasises knowledge transfer from the lab to the field and describes collaboration technology through three lenses: Proof of Concept, Proof of Value, and Proof of Use. The contributors focus on work practices that extend collaboration into a structured form where groups can work together to solve real-world complex problems. As with the other AMIS volumes, the contributors comprise internationally known experts in the field of Information Systems.Includes online access.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 10th International Conference, CollabTech 2018, Costa de Caparica, Portugal, September 5-7, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11000)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies, CollabTech 2018, held in Costa de Caparica, in September 2018. The 12 full papers presented in this book together with 4 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. The papers focus on topics such as: Communication Enhancement, Inter-Cultural Collaboration, Learning Support System, Entertainment System, Social Studies, and UI and UX.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 27th International Conference, CollabTech 2021, Virtual Event, August 31 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12856)

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CollabTech 2021, held August/September 2021. Due to VOVID-19 pandemic is was held virtually. The 5 full and 4 work-in-process papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. The papers focus on innovative technical, human and organizational approaches to expand collaboration support including computer science, management science, design science, cognitive and social science.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 25th International Conference, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, Kyoto, Japan, September 4–6, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11677)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference, CRIWG+CollabTech 2019, held in Kyoto, Japan in September 2019. The 12 full papers presented in this book together with 8 work-in-progress papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions, and the program also included an invited talk. This year presented a merger of the CRIWG and CollabTech conferences after having been jointly held since 2014. The papers published in this proceedings focus on innovative collaboration technologies and social computing.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 26th International Conference, CollabTech 2020, Tartu, Estonia, September 8–11, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12324)

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CollabTech 2020. The conference was scheduled to take place in Tartu, Estonia, in September 2020. It was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10 full and 5 work-in-progress papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 29th International Conference, CollabTech 2023, Osaka, Japan, August 29–September 1, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14199)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CollabTech 2023, held in Osaka, Japan, during August 29–September 1, 2023, in hybrid mode. The 8 full papers presented in this book together with 12 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. The papers focus on innovative technical, human and organizational approaches to expand collaboration support including computer science, management science, design science, cognitive and social science.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 9th International Conference, CollabTech 2017, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, August 8–10, 2017, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10397)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies, CollabTech 2017, held in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, in August 2017. The 10 revised full papers presented in this book together with 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers focus on topics such as: CSCW system architectures and applications; social computing; crowdsourcing; inter-cultural collaboration; collaborative communication systems; embodied collaboration systems; shared virtual/augmented environments; smart devices for collaboration; computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL); collaborative entertainment systems; computer supported cooperative design (CSCD); and social science studies on collaboration.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 28th International Conference, CollabTech 2022, Santiago, Chile, November 8–11, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13632)

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CollabTech 2022, held in Santiago, Chile during November 8–11, 2022. The 18 full and 4 work-in-process papers presented in this volume were selected from 37 submissions and underwent careful double-blind peer review. The papers focus on innovative technical, human and organizational approaches to expand collaboration support including computer science, management science, design science, cognitive and social science.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 8th International Conference, CollabTech 2016, Kanazawa, Japan, September 14-16, 2016, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #647)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies, CollabTech 2016, held in Kanazawa, Japan, in September 2016. The 16 revised full papers presented together with 4 short papers and a keynote were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The papers focus on the following topics: cross-cultural collaboration; learning support systems; social networking; rescue and health support; real and virtual collaboration.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 7th International Conference, CollabTech 2014, Santiago, Chile, September 8-10, 2014. Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #460)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies, CollabTech 2014, held in Santiago, Chile, in September 2014. The 10 revised full papers presented together with 4 short papers and a keynote were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Collaborative Problem Solving; Knowledge Work and CSCW Tasks; Co-Dining Support; Augmented Reality and Robot; Learning Support Systems.

Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing: 30th International Conference, CollabTech 2024, Barcelona, Spain, September 11–14, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14890)

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing, CollabTech 2024, held in Barcelona, Spain, during September 11–14, 2024. The 12 full papers and 10 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. The papers present up to date research on theory, models, design principles, methodologies, and case studies that contribute to a better understanding of the complex interrelations between collaboration and technology.

Collaboration und WebServices: Architekturen, Portale, Techniken und Beispiele (Business Engineering)

Collaboration with Cloud Computing: Security, Social Media, and Unified Communications

Collaboration with Cloud Computing discusses the risks associated with implementing these technologies across the enterprise and provides you with expert guidance on how to manage risk through policy changes and technical solutions. Drawing upon years of practical experience and using numerous examples and case studies, author Ric Messier discusses: The evolving nature of information securityThe risks, rewards, and security considerations when implementing SaaS, cloud computing and VoIP Social media and security risks in the enterprise The risks and rewards of allowing remote connectivity and accessibility to the enterprise networkDiscusses the risks associated with technologies such as social media, voice over IP (VoIP) and cloud computing and provides guidance on how to manage that risk through policy changes and technical solutionsPresents a detailed look at the risks and rewards associated with cloud computing and storage as well as software as a service (SaaS) and includes pertinent case studiesExplores the risks associated with the use of social media to the enterprise networkCovers the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend, including policy considerations and technical requirements

Collaborative Access to Virtual Museum Collection Information: Seeing Through the Walls

Get practical tools to successfully develop collaborative online learning projects!Virtual museums provide an opportunity to spark learning through online access to multi-sensory information, and collaboration between sources is needed to efficiently and effectively catalog and present material. Collaborative Access to Virtual Museum Co