Cutting into collaboration: Understanding coordination in distributed and interdisciplinary medical research

Saeko Nomura; Jeremy Birnholtz; Oya Rieger; Gilly Leshed; Deborah Trumbull; Geri Gay

doi:10.1145/1460563.1460632

Cutting into collaboration: Understanding coordination in distributed and interdisciplinary medical research

Saeko Nomura^*, Jeremy Birnholtz, Oya Rieger, Gilly Leshed, Deborah Trumbull, Geri Gay

^*Corresponding author for this work

Communication Studies

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

14 Scopus citations

Abstract

Coordinating goals, schedules, and tasks among collaborators is difficult, and made even more so when there are disciplinary, geographic and institutional boundaries that must be spanned. Designing CSCW tools to support coordination in these settings, however, requires an improved under-standing of the constraints and conflicts that impede effective collaboration. We present findings from a study of distributed collaborations between academic surgeons and biomedical engineering researchers. These two groups differ significantly in their work priorities and institutional contexts, but are nonetheless able to work together and co-ordinate effectively. They accomplish this via human mediation, frequent ad hoc communication, and optimizing the use of their limited face-to-face interaction opportunities.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	CSCW 08 - Conference Proceedings, 2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Pages	427-436
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1460563.1460632
State	Published - Dec 1 2008
Event	2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 08 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Nov 8 2008 → Nov 12 2008

Other

Other	2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 08
Country	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	11/8/08 → 11/12/08

Keywords

Coordination issues
Design implication
Distributed and interdisciplinary research teams
Ethnography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Networks and Communications

Access to Document

10.1145/1460563.1460632

Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Cutting into collaboration: Understanding coordination in distributed and interdisciplinary medical research'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

@inproceedings{3625670c0d614d3995ea6df44120613e,

title = "Cutting into collaboration: Understanding coordination in distributed and interdisciplinary medical research",

abstract = "Coordinating goals, schedules, and tasks among collaborators is difficult, and made even more so when there are disciplinary, geographic and institutional boundaries that must be spanned. Designing CSCW tools to support coordination in these settings, however, requires an improved under-standing of the constraints and conflicts that impede effective collaboration. We present findings from a study of distributed collaborations between academic surgeons and biomedical engineering researchers. These two groups differ significantly in their work priorities and institutional contexts, but are nonetheless able to work together and co-ordinate effectively. They accomplish this via human mediation, frequent ad hoc communication, and optimizing the use of their limited face-to-face interaction opportunities.",

keywords = "Coordination issues, Design implication, Distributed and interdisciplinary research teams, Ethnography",

author = "Saeko Nomura and Jeremy Birnholtz and Oya Rieger and Gilly Leshed and Deborah Trumbull and Geri Gay",

year = "2008",

month = dec,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1145/1460563.1460632",

language = "English (US)",

isbn = "9781605580074",

pages = "427--436",

booktitle = "CSCW 08 - Conference Proceedings, 2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work",

note = "2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 08 ; Conference date: 08-11-2008 Through 12-11-2008",

}

Nomura, S, Birnholtz, J, Rieger, O, Leshed, G, Trumbull, D & Gay, G 2008, Cutting into collaboration: Understanding coordination in distributed and interdisciplinary medical research. in CSCW 08 - Conference Proceedings, 2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work. pp. 427-436, 2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 08, San Diego, CA, United States, 11/8/08. https://doi.org/10.1145/1460563.1460632

Cutting into collaboration : Understanding coordination in distributed and interdisciplinary medical research. / Nomura, Saeko; Birnholtz, Jeremy; Rieger, Oya; Leshed, Gilly; Trumbull, Deborah; Gay, Geri.

CSCW 08 - Conference Proceedings, 2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 2008. p. 427-436.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

TY - GEN

T1 - Cutting into collaboration

T2 - 2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 08

AU - Nomura, Saeko

AU - Birnholtz, Jeremy

AU - Rieger, Oya

AU - Leshed, Gilly

AU - Trumbull, Deborah

AU - Gay, Geri

PY - 2008/12/1

Y1 - 2008/12/1

N2 - Coordinating goals, schedules, and tasks among collaborators is difficult, and made even more so when there are disciplinary, geographic and institutional boundaries that must be spanned. Designing CSCW tools to support coordination in these settings, however, requires an improved under-standing of the constraints and conflicts that impede effective collaboration. We present findings from a study of distributed collaborations between academic surgeons and biomedical engineering researchers. These two groups differ significantly in their work priorities and institutional contexts, but are nonetheless able to work together and co-ordinate effectively. They accomplish this via human mediation, frequent ad hoc communication, and optimizing the use of their limited face-to-face interaction opportunities.

AB - Coordinating goals, schedules, and tasks among collaborators is difficult, and made even more so when there are disciplinary, geographic and institutional boundaries that must be spanned. Designing CSCW tools to support coordination in these settings, however, requires an improved under-standing of the constraints and conflicts that impede effective collaboration. We present findings from a study of distributed collaborations between academic surgeons and biomedical engineering researchers. These two groups differ significantly in their work priorities and institutional contexts, but are nonetheless able to work together and co-ordinate effectively. They accomplish this via human mediation, frequent ad hoc communication, and optimizing the use of their limited face-to-face interaction opportunities.

KW - Coordination issues

KW - Design implication

KW - Distributed and interdisciplinary research teams

KW - Ethnography

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77950820891&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=77950820891&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1145/1460563.1460632

DO - 10.1145/1460563.1460632

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:77950820891

SN - 9781605580074

SP - 427

EP - 436

BT - CSCW 08 - Conference Proceedings, 2008 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Y2 - 8 November 2008 through 12 November 2008

ER -