The Purpose of This Blog

This blog performs the purpose of a resource tool for helping someone assess collaborative tools for use in a state-wide committee and associated meetings. Its aim is to provide a clarified overview of four online collaboration tools based on five criteria with the objective of helping one choose an appropriate product.

References

New to the internet? For those looking to brush up on their Web 2.0 terminology, please refer to Penn State University's Web 2.0 Glossary to better understand some of the terms used in this blog.


Journals and Peer Reviewed Articles About Online Collaboration Tools

1. Steven Ovadia (2010): The Viability of Google Wave as an Online Collaboration
Tool, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 29:2, 158-161

2. Shapira, B. and Zabar, B. (2011), Personalized search: Integrating collaboration and social networks. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62: 146–160. doi: 10.1002/asi.21446

3. Carrie Newsom & Kathryn Kennedy (2008): Google and Collaboration, Journal of Library Administration,46:3-4, 87-97

4. Kear, Karen (12/2010). "From forums to wikis: Perspectives on tools for collaboration". The Internet and higher education (1096-7516), 13 (4), p. 218.

5. Jackson, Darla W. (2010). Collaboration Versus Communication: Selecting the Appropriate Tool. Law Library Journal 102:2, 315-24

Direct Websites for the Online Collaboration Tools Discussed in this Blog


Sources Used in Creating this Blog

Parsons, J., & Oja, D. (2012). New Perspectives on Computer Concepts: Comprehensive.  14th ed. Course Technology.  (ISBN-13:  978-1111529079)


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