Friendship and collaboration

King, Valerie (2024) Friendship and collaboration. In: Harper, Richard, Rouncefield, Mark and Wulf, Volker, (eds.) A Festschrift: in honor of David W. Randall. University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany, p. 35.

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Abstract

When starting to think about what to write about David, a long time colleague and friend I was aware that many others are far more qualified than I to write about his considerable contribution to the world of CSCW, his prolific publications, student PhD mentoring programme, his conference papers and contribution to the review process and presentation of papers. So, I would like to offer a small insight into the man I have known and admired for over 35 years and the influence he has had on my professional and personal life. I first met ‘famous Dave’ (although he wasn’t yet famous, a standing joke at his expense amongst his friends), when we were researchers in the Sociology department at Lancaster University, working with Professor John Hughes. We shared a small office which could have been described as an office of two halves, my side ordered, neat with a few homely touches, and for those who know Dave you can imagine his side. It was through his involvement at Lancaster he has become such a central part of the CSCW community particularly in using his sociology background placing ethnography as a tool to connect theory and practice to design in numerous fields. It was through working with him, sharing an office where we had some wonderfully vigorous and animated conversations that were as inspiring as they were informative. I have benefitted in many ways from knowing David, he has given me a confidence, which has allowed me to value and expand my own work in a more positive way.

Item Type:	Book Section
Publisher:	University of Siegen
Departments:	Institute of Arts > Humanities
Additional Information:	Val King, Former Principal Lecturer, University of Cumbria, UK.
Depositing User:	Anna Lupton
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2024 15:36
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2024 15:45
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/7787

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