Electronic mail as a tool for the information professional
- 1 February 1991
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in The Electronic Library
- Vol. 9 (2) , 73-84
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045043
Abstract
A short presentation concerning the use of computer‐mediated‐communication (CMC) in information work is given together with the latest figures for use worldwide. Human aspects of CMC are discussed briefly. A few traditional information professional applications of electronic mail are described. Special attention is paid to the Danish Science Park Network as an example of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW). Through the use of some examples of dedicated ‘person‐centred’ systems (ALANET, LA‐net, etc.), interesting new applications of E‐mail for the information professional are considered.Keywords
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