collaborative editing

The typing might be organized by dividing the writing into sub-tasks assigned to each group member, with the first part of the tasks done before the next parts, or they might work together on each task.{{cite book | chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4471-2009-4_5 | doi=10.1007/978-1-4471-2009-4_5 | chapter=Adding a Little Structure to Collaborative Writing | title=CSCW in Practice: An Introduction and Case Studies | series=Computer Supported Cooperative Work | year=1993 | last1=Sharples | first1=M. | pages=51–67 | isbn=978-3-540-19784-3 }}{{cite book |last1=Rimmershaw |first1=Rachel |title=Computers and Writing |chapter=Collaborative Writing Practices and Writing Support Technologies |date=1992 |volume=21 |issue=1–3 |pages=15–28 |doi=10.1007/978-94-011-2674-8_3 |isbn=978-94-010-5183-5 |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-011-2674-8_3}} The writing is planned, written, and revised, and more than one person is involved in at least one of those steps.{{cite book |last1=Ede |first1=Lisa S. |last2=Lunsford |first2=Andrea A. |title=Singular Text/Plural Authors: Perspectives on Collaborative Authoring |date=1990 |publisher=Southern Illinois University Press |location=Carbondale |isbn=978-0-8093-1447-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQfEEhdKBnMC}} Usually, discussions about the document's structure and context involve the entire group.{{cite book | chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4471-2007-0_6 | doi=10.1007/978-1-4471-2007-0_6 | chapter=A Survey of Experiences of Collaborative Writing | title=Computer Supported Collaborative Writing | series=Computer Supported Cooperative Work | year=1993 | last1=Beck | first1=E. E. | pages=87–112 | isbn=978-3-540-19782-9 }}

Most usually, it is applied to textual documents or programmatic source code. Such asynchronous (non-simultaneous) contributions are very efficient in time, as group members need not assemble in order to work together. Generally, managing such work requires software;{{cite book |last1=Ignat |first1=Claudia-Lavinia |last2=Norrie |first2=Moira C. |editor1-last=Kuutti |editor1-first=Kari |editor2-last=Karsten |editor2-first=Elja Helena |editor3-last=Fitzpatrick |editor3-first=Geraldine |editor4-last=Dourish |editor4-first=Paul |editor5-last=Schmidt |editor5-first=Kjeld |title=ECSCW 2003: proceedings of the Eighth European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work |date=2003 |publisher=Kluwer |isbn=1-4020-1573-9 |page=315 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_3RxNdMUNQC&dq=collaborative+editing&pg=PA315 |chapter=Customizable Collaborative Editor Relying on treeOPT Algorithm}} the most common tools for editing documents are wikis, and those for programming, version control systems.{{Cite journal|title=Building Up to Collaboration: Evidence on Using Wikis to Scaffold Academic Writing |journal=Journal of Academic Writing |date=24 January 2022 |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=134–144 |doi=10.18552/joaw.v6i1.288 |url=https://publications.coventry.ac.uk/index.php/joaw/article/view/288|language=en-US |last1=Stetson-Tiligadas |first1=Susan M. }} Most word processors are also capable of recording changes; this allows editors to work on the same document while automatically clearly labeling who contributed what changes. New writing environments such as Google Docs provide collaborative writing/editing functionalities with revision control, synchronous/asynchronous editing.

Wikipedia is an example of an open collaborative editing project on a large scale, which can be both good and bad. Because of the large contributions by the public, Wikipedia has one of the widest ranges of material in the world. Editing disagreements may devolve to content and conduct disputes on Wikipedia. Open access also leads to online 'graffiti', in which members of the public can submit incorrect information or random rubbish, sometimes referred to as vandalism. Collaborative writing can lead to projects that are richer and more complex than those produced by individuals. Many learning communities include one or more collaborative assignments. However, writing with others also makes the writing task more complex.{{cite web |url=http://classweb.gmu.edu/nccwg/collab.htm |title=Collaborative Writing |publisher=Online Writing Guide, New Century College |access-date=2011-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927055808/http://classweb.gmu.edu/nccwg/collab.htm |archive-date=2011-09-27 }} There is an increasing amount of research literature investigating how collaborative writing can improve learning experiences.{{cite journal | url=http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TLT.2010.43 | doi=10.1109/TLT.2010.43 | title=Collaborative Writing Support Tools on the Cloud | date=2011 | last1=Calvo | first1=R. A. | last2=O'Rourke | first2=S. T. | last3=Jones | first3=J. | last4=Yacef | first4=K. | last5=Reimann | first5=P. | journal=IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies | volume=4 | pages=88–97 | url-access=subscription }} Correct access management systems can prevent duplicated information.{{cite journal|pmc=1466909 | pmid=16046570 | doi=10.1370/afm.290 | volume=3 | issue=4 | title=Enhance your team-based qualitative research |doi-access=free | year=2005 | journal=Ann Fam Med | pages=360–4| last1=Fernald | first1=D. H. | last2=Duclos | first2=C. W. }} Access management systems require access to a server, often online.{{Cite web |url=http://worldsci.net/paradox.pdf |title=Collaboration Paradox: Scientific Productivity, the Internet, and Problems of Research in Developing Areas |first1=Ricardo B. |last1=Duque |first2=Marcus |last2=Ynalvez |first3=R. |last3=Sooryamoorthy |first4=Paul |last4=Mbatia |first5=Dan-Bright |last5=Dzorgbo |first6=Wesley |last6=Shrum |access-date=2011-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225071352/http://worldsci.net/paradox.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-25 |url-status=dead }} Online collaboration can be more difficult due to issues such as time zones.{{cite web | url=http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol12/issue2/walsh.html |title=Collaboration Structure, Communication Media, and Problems in Scientific Work Teams | publisher=Jcmc. indiana.edu |date=2006-12-31 |doi=10.1111/(ISSN)1083-6101 | access-date=2011-09-21}}

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• Collaborative writing

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• Kuutti, Kari, Eija Helena Karsten, Paul Dourish, Geraldine Fitzpatrick and Kjeld Schmidt. (2003). ECSCW 2003: proceedings of the Eighth European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (14–18 September 2003, Helsinki, Finland). London: Kulwer. {{ISBN|978-1-4020-1573-1}}; {{OCLC|52784895}}
• Speck, Bruce W. (2008). Collaborative Writing: An Annotated Bibliography. Charlotte, North Carolina: IAP (Information Age Publishing). {{ISBN|978-1-59311-285-1}}

• {{Wikiversity inline|Collaborative play writing}}
• [https://www.groupfiction.net/ Group Fiction: How to Write Fiction as a Group]

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