For an index to all the links available at this website, choose Links from the Book Resources menu.
Style Guides (University of Washington Medical Center) This site links to encapsulated discussions of the major style guides including AMA, APA, Chicago, and MLA.
Citing Electronic Sources (University of Washington Medical Center) This site links to pages presenting discussions of the major style guides in terms of electronic sources.
NextPage 2, Document Retention Go to this site to download a free demo of NextPage.
Page 452. Whiteboard and Integrated Groupware Programs
Whiteboard (Windows NetMeeting) This Microsoft site provides information on Whiteboard.
InterActive Whiteboard Software (The Interactive Classroom). Go to this site to download free demos of several different whiteboard programs.
Whiteboard Courseware Systems (Sourceforge.net) Go to this site to download a free demo of Whiteboard Courseware.
Groupware: Links (Usability First)This page claims to be "as comprehensive an index as possible for Groupware resources."
Page 454. Culture and Collaboration
Cultural Differences and the Dynamics of Collaboration (UCLA) Part of a larger discussion of Narrative Performance, this page provides a brief but helpful discussion of cultural and gender differences in collaboration.
Analyzing and Understanding Cultural Differences (IFLA) This page reproduces a conference presentation; although an older piece (1998), it provides a helpful discussion of cultural differences as it relates to collaboration.
Working on Common Cross-cultural Communication Challenges This older site discusses 6 fundamental patterns of cultural difference; this is a good place to begin an exploration of cultural differences.
Toolkit for Cross-Cultural Collaboration (Department of Human Resources, Oregon) This extensive discussion identifies the basic information needed to understand how cultural difference affects collaboration.
Bridging the Cultural Divide through Great-Group Collaboration This site provides a detailed and up-to-date conversation of the effects of cultural difference on collaboration.
Page 455. Gender and Collaboration
Cultural Differences and the Dynamics of Collaboration (UCLA) Part of a larger discussion of Narrative Performance, this page provides a brief but helpful discussion of cultural and gender differences in collaboration.
"Gender, Persuasion Techniques, and Collaboration." Technical Communication Quarterly 2.1 (1993): 89-104. This article by Kathryn Rosser Raign and Brenda R. Sims may only be available in print.
Links to Additional Resources Related to this Chapter
Team Writing In The Classroom And On The Job
The following pages are from the Miami University (OH) WAC site and provide a basic discussion of team writing:
Keywords and Definitions Around 'Collaboration' (SAP Design Guild) This articles provides definitions of terms used in discussions of collaboration.
Collaboration Rubric (EdWeb). This page provides a rubric for evaluating collaborative activity.