CSCW and Artificial Intelligence (Paperback)

John H. Connolly

ISBN 10: 3540198164 / ISBN 13: 9783540198161

Published by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, 1994

Paperback. Drawing upon important recent developments in AI, the authors deal with co-operative activity on the level of both software and user interaction. One of the key features of the book is its multidisciplinarity - technological, organizational, psychological, linguistic and semiotic perspectives are all represented. It covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of specific issues as well as general topics such as frameworks, models and architectures. "CSCW and Artificial Intelligence" presents extended treatments of many core topics in this important area. It provides a rich source of ideas for future work, and also highlights the enormous potential for growth within CSCW and AI. Computing, despite the relative brevity of its history, has already evolved into a subject in which a fairly large number of subdisciplines can be identified. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9783540198161

Synopsis:

Computing, despite the relative brevity of its history, has already evolved into a subject in which a fairly large number of subdisciplines can be identified. Moreover, there has been a noticeable tendency for the different branches of the subject each to develop its own intellectual culture, tradition and momentum. This is not, of course, to suggest that any individ­ ual subdiscipline has become a watertight compartment or that developments in one branch of the subject have tended to take place in total isolation from developments in other related areas. Nevertheless, it does mean that a deliberate effort is required in order to bring different subdisciplines together in a fruitful and beneficial manner. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Supported Coopera­ tive Work (CSCW) jointly constitute a good example of two branches of computing that have emerged separately and given rise to largely distinct research communities and initiatives. On the one hand, the history of AI can be traced back to the 1950s, the term II Artificial Intelligence" being generally attributed to John McCarthy, who first used it in print in 1956. "Computer Supported Cooperative Work", on the other hand, is a term of more recent coinage, having'been devised by Irene Greif and Paul Cashman in 1984.

Product Description: Drawing upon important recent developments in AI, the authors deal with co-operative activity on the level of both software and user interaction. One of the key features of the book is its multidisciplinarity - technological, organizational, psychological, linguistic and semiotic perspectives are all represented. It covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of specific issues as well as general topics such as frameworks, models and architectures. "CSCW and Artificial Intelligence" presents extended treatments of many core topics in this important area. It provides a rich source of ideas for future work, and also highlights the enormous potential for growth within CSCW and AI.

Bibliographic Details

Title: CSCW and Artificial Intelligence (Paperback)
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new