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Using Standards to Promote Collaboration among Writers

Using Standards to Promote Collaboration among Writers

France Baril
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781605669946|ISBN10: 1605669946|EISBN13: 9781605669953
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-994-6.ch013
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Baril, France. "Using Standards to Promote Collaboration among Writers." Virtual Collaborative Writing in the Workplace: Computer-Mediated Communication Technologies and Processes, edited by Beth L. Hewett and Charlotte Robidoux, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 237-257. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-994-6.ch013

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Baril, F. (2010). Using Standards to Promote Collaboration among Writers. In B. Hewett & C. Robidoux (Eds.), Virtual Collaborative Writing in the Workplace: Computer-Mediated Communication Technologies and Processes (pp. 237-257). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-994-6.ch013

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Baril, France. "Using Standards to Promote Collaboration among Writers." In Virtual Collaborative Writing in the Workplace: Computer-Mediated Communication Technologies and Processes, edited by Beth L. Hewett and Charlotte Robidoux, 237-257. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-994-6.ch013

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Abstract

Unlike mathematicians who have a quasi-universal language for expressing formulas and other mathematical expressions, writers can express ideas in many different ways. Differences in style appear at multiple levels: in the section and chapter organizational patterns, in the syntax, in the complexity of the vocabulary, and in formatting. Consistency is required to produce publications of quality in a collaborative environment; moreover, writers must find efficient ways to collaborate as a team. This chapter explores the methods, advantages, and challenges of developing standards—rules related to content, work processes, and the choice and configuration of tools to support collaborative writing and content reuse in virtual environments.

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