Includes contributions by some leading authorities in the field of Awareness Systems

From the reviews:

The book is relevant, timely, and amazingly thorough in its discussion of the history, theory, application, and future trends in the field. ... This comprehensive discussion of awareness systems is an essential read for researchers, developers, designers, and professors, in any field in which awareness and awareness systems are relevant. The authors tell interesting stories to illustrate relevant awareness concepts ... provide a complete historical perspective, and, most importantly, stimulate new ideas. (Susan Shepherd Ferebee, ACM Computing Reviews, November, 2009)

Section 1: Awareness in Context.- An Historical Reflection of Awareness in Collaboration.- Challenges for the Design of Awareness Systems.- Awareness in the Home.- Section II Theoretical Perspectives.- Making Sense of What is Going Around.- Social Inference Through Technology.- Abstractions of Awareness.- Phatic Interactions.- Privacy Considerations in Awareness Systems.- Grounding Privacy with Awareness.- Presenting Awareness Information with Speech and Sound.- Section III Applications.- Awareware: Narrowcasting Attributes for Selective Attention, Privacy and Multipresence Awareness.- Emotinet: A Framework for the Development of Social Awareness Systems.- Conversational Awareness in Text-Based Computer Mediated Communication.- Technologies for Social Engagement in Later Life.- Awareness of Daily Life Activities.- Design and Evaluation of an International Enriched Awareness System.- Situatedness of Awareness Information.- Section IV: Evaluating Awareness Systems.- Supporting Family Awareness with the Whereabouts Clock.- Evaluating Peripheral Displays.- Measuring Affective Benefits and Costs of Awareness Systems