DocumentCode :
2414401
Title :
Internet collaboration: TWiki
Author :
Raygan, Robert E. ; Green, David G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA
fYear :
2002
fDate :
2002
Firstpage :
137
Lastpage :
141
Abstract :
This research paper covers TWiki, a Wiki clone, as a collaboration tool for the development of educational papers and technical projects. The need to conduct business and research in a collaborative manner will increase as a result of the downturn of the economy and a desire to reduce travel due to the events on September 11, 2001. The time has come to use Internet mechanisms to supplement face-to-face meetings and to facilitate collaboration. The objective of using TWiki was to determine how the technology behind the application worked, and determine the usefulness and capabilities of incorporating its use with other groupware applications. The Wiki-Web concept has potential for technical, scientific, and project collaboration. This asynchronous method of collaboration fits well with synchronous collaboration tools, making it a valuable addition to any corporate or educational approach to "e" communications. The results of using Wiki-Webs for paper development and small project management are favorable. However, any tool used for collaboration is constrained by the methodology and compliance to the methodology used by the participants. Getting "Round-to-it", as with many new approaches, is the most difficult issue of Wiki adoption
Keywords :
Internet; groupware; management information systems; project management; Internet collaboration; TWiki collaboration tool; Wiki-Webs; collaborative research; educational papers development; project collaboration; scientific collaboration; small project management; synchronous collaboration tools; technical collaboration; technical projects development; Cloning; Collaborative software; Collaborative tools; Collaborative work; Electronic mail; Internet; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Project management; Region 3; Relays;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
SoutheastCon, 2002. Proceedings IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbia, SC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7252-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/.2002.995573
Filename :
995573
Link To Document :
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