Marc Marheineke explores the phenomenon of boundary objects in the process of virtual
collaboration. Virtual collaboration is an interactive act that connects jointly and
voluntarily collaborating individuals that are electronically linked and he examines these
communities from different perspectives. All communities are characterized by their aim to
conduce to shared understanding through a purposeful use of boundary objects. These objects are
artefacts that serve two or more community members to establish collaboration. This book shows
in a design-oriented process how and when to use these boundary objects for virtual
collaboration.
