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The Problem with `Awareness': Introductory Remarks on `Awareness in CSCW'

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Schmidt, K. The Problem with `Awareness': Introductory Remarks on `Awareness in CSCW' . Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) 11, 285–298 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021272909573

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