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Pictorial and Text Editors for the Collaborative Work Environment

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Information and Collaboration Models of Integration

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A collaborative work environment implemented on computer workstations for crossfunctional teams of participants must be adaptable to the different characteristics of each participant. The characteristics that can affect the outcome of collaborative activity are listed. Different modes of interaction, alone or combined, are one way to provide the necessary adaptability. Experiments with a pictorial editor and a text editor for expert system rules are described. The findings of the research are applied to the adaptability issues of collaborative work environments. Interfaces for different types of participants are proposed.

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Posey, J.W. (1994). Pictorial and Text Editors for the Collaborative Work Environment. In: Nof, S.Y. (eds) Information and Collaboration Models of Integration. NATO ASI Series, vol 259. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1132-4_18

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