Coordination mechanisms: Toward a conceptual foundation of CSCW systems design

K. Schmidt, C. Simone

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    Abstract

    The paper outlines an approach to CSCW systems design based on the concept of 'coordination mechanisms.' The concept of coordination mechanisms has been developed as a generalization of phenomena described in empirical investigations of the use of artifacts for the purpose of coordinating cooperative activities in different work domains. On the basis of the evidence of this corpus of empirical studies, the paper outlines a theory of the use of artifacts for coordination purposes in cooperative work settings, derives a set of general requirements for computational coordination mechanisms, and sketches the architecture of Ariadne, a CSCW infrastructure for constructing and running such malleable and linkable computational coordination mechanisms.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalComputer Supported Cooperative Work
    Volume5
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)155-200
    ISSN0925-9724
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1996

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