Advancing Collaborative Knowledge Environments

Effective technologies and tools for e-collaboration are central to the development and evolution of modern work and educational landscapes. Studies on the design implementation and evaluation of e-collaboration applications help individuals and businesses in their pursuit of effective tools for increasingly virtual modes of communication. Advancing Collaborative Knowledge Environments: New Trends in E-Collaboration discusses the latest findings in knowledge-intensive collaborative environments focusing on frameworks and solutions for improving collaboration online. Uniting research on the effectiveness of instant messaging the role of presence and awareness in real-time collaboration and other key concepts this reference is useful for those interested in frameworks for new collaboration technologies as well as existing users of new technologies and applications.