Collaborative writing

Escribamos (109973-CP-1-2003-1-BE-MINERVA-M) is a Web-based tool developed to support collaborative writing activities. By using it, small groups of co-authors can plan, discuss and revise one or more documents at a distance (both in time and space). More specifically, the tool is designed to support two main issues central to collaborative writing processes: sharing of documents and communication between co-authors.

In Escribamos, both these actions take place, in what we call a Domain. A Domain is constituted by a series of documents and the commenting areas associated to them. Every Domain also includes a "free" discussion area not related to any document, called "Ideas for this document". In the latter, co-authors can discuss co-ordination matters and administrative aspects as well as the content of the documents to be produced. The aim of this area is to improve users' performances by offering a shared space for co-ordination in distributed decision making.

The particular way in which the system is structured better suits the requirements of groups of authors working at texts that are divided into sections (e.g. reports). In such cases a Domain can be dedicated to a specific document, whose sections are constituted by the individual files uploaded to the system.

Documentation

	Development Report	EN
	Presentation	EN
	Installation guide	EN