Abstract
Most cooperative work takes place in information-rich environments. However, studies of "information work" tend to focus on the decontextualized access and retrieval problems faced by individual information seekers. Our work is directed towards understanding how information management is seamlessly integrated into the course of everyday activities. Drawing on an ethnographic study of medical work, we explore the relationship between information and temporal, coordination and discuss the role of temporal patterns or "rhythms" in providing individuals with the means to coordinate information and work.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work |
| Pages | 344-353 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2002 |
| Event | The eight Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2002) - New Orleans, LA, United States Duration: Nov 16 2002 → Nov 20 2002 |
Other
| Other | The eight Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2002) |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New Orleans, LA |
| Period | 11/16/02 → 11/20/02 |
Keywords
- Information seeking
- Medical work
- Rhythms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hardware and Architecture