Toward An Architecture for Internet-based \u27Evolutionary\u27 Collaboration

In this paper, we review, synthesize and extend the World Wide Web (WWW) models for collaboration into a meta-framework. We start with a set of requirements for a framework for collaborative systems and describe a specific architectural implementation of the suggested framework for Internet based collaboration building upon current research efforts worldwide. Areas that need further research and our future plans are describe

From Isolation to Collaboration:A WWW based Collaborative Review System

Decisions to accept or reject manuscripts when referees have polarized opinions about the worth of a manuscript entreat the scientific community to devise means that discourage the use of subjective criteria and increase the level of inter-referee agreement. This paper describes a decision model and a system that not only provides a means to improve the inter-referee agreement, but also includes mechanisms for curtailing often noted group process losses. It is argued that the World Wide Web based Distributed Group Support System allows opportunities for implementing and experimenting with various communication and decision structures that have significant ramifications for the peer review process

Functional requirements for computer conferencing and computer mediated communications

This paper is a compilation of the desirable functionality for Computerized Conferencing Systems. It is based upon the research and evaluation activities of the Conferencing Center at NJIT and can he considered as an overall set of objectives for the development of its Conferencing Systems

EIES 2 : a distributed architecture for supporting group work

The Computerized Conferencing Center (CCCC) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been researching on-line group communications for 17 years by developing and studying tools to advance the collective intelligence . The Electronic Information Exchange System 2 (EIES2) provides a research, development and operational environment for distributed computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) systems. The EIES 2 distributed Smalltalk processor provides for rapid prototyping and implementation of muti-media CSCW facilities in the network environment. The Smalltalk support of the object model, and meta-language properties make it ideally suited for incremental development CSCW applications. The EIES2 communication environment supports a decentralized network architecture. Modern standards are used in the implementation of data structures, communication interfaces and database. The EIES2 application layer protocols support use ASN.1 data representation to access to an object-oriented distributed database via X.ROS remote operation services. EIES2 can serve as a foundation on which group work systems may be built and defines protocols that can allow them to inter-operate. An initial system presents a powerful metaphor of conferences and activities which provides an extensible framework upon which to add group work applications. Work to date has provided structures for information exchange, inquiry networking, information filtering, the on-line virtual classroom, and group decision support. This paper presents the system architecture model used for EIES2 and describes the implementation and current applications