Computer-Mediated Communications Systems: Will They Catch On?.

Cook, Dave; Ridley, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ421661

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Computer-Mediated Communications Systems: Will They Catch On?

Cook, Dave; Ridley, Michael

Canadian Library Journal, v47 n6 p413-17 Dec 1990

Describes the use of CoSy, a computer conferencing system, by academic librarians at McMaster University in Ontario. Computer-mediated communications systems (CMCS) are discussed, the use of the system for electronic mail and computer conferencing is described, the perceived usefulness of CMCS is examined, and a sidebar explains details of the CoSy system. (15 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes, Library Surveys, Teleconferencing, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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