The what and how of IM functions in distributed scientific collaboration

Nik Nailah Binti Abdullah; Shinichi Honiden

The what and how of IM functions in distributed scientific collaboration

Nik Nailah Binti Abdullah, Shinichi Honiden

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Abstract

This paper is case study concerning computer scientists collaborating during an actual European Union scientific project on the instant messaging (i.e., IM). The goal of the case study is to understand what are the functions of the IM for the collaborators and how do they use those functions! Chat logs between the two collaborators were retrieved from the period of 7 months (i.e., 193 days). Based on the chat logs, we narrow down to particular events. A qualitative and semantic analysis was performed on the selected events. Results obtained showed that the function of the IM and how the collaborators used those functions was tied to the collaborator's role, experiences and project events. This paper discusses the results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008
Pages	273-278
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008 - Innsbruck, Austria Duration: 2008 Mar 17 → 2008 Mar 19

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008

Conference

Conference	3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Innsbruck
Period	08/3/17 → 08/3/19

Keywords

Activity theory
Distributed scientific collaboration
Human computer interaction
Instant messaging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Software

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The what and how of IM functions in distributed scientific collaboration. / Abdullah, Nik Nailah Binti; Honiden, Shinichi.
Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008. 2008. p. 273-278 (Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008).

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

Abdullah, NNB & Honiden, S 2008, The what and how of IM functions in distributed scientific collaboration. in Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008. Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008, pp. 273-278, 3rd IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2008, Innsbruck, Austria, 08/3/17.

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