Community Computing and Support Systems

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Community Computing and Support Systems is written by Toru Ishida and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 354049247X (ISBN 10) and 9783540492474 (ISBN 13).

The widespread use of global networks like the Internet and mobile computing have made worldwide computing over virtual communities a reality. This is the first book devoted to community computing. It is based on the Kyoto Meeting on Social Interaction and Communityware, held in Kyoto, Japan, in June 1998. The 24 revised full papers presented together with an introduction to the emerging field were carefully selected and revised for inclusion in the book. The book is divided in parts on models and concepts, methodologies for large scale trials, sharing knowledge and preferences, supporting social interaction, and agent technologies in communities.