Google Docs as a Collaborating Tool for Academicians

Abstract Google Docs is a powerful collaborating tool. Traditionally, collaboration can be done by attaching documents to e-mail and sending them to collaborators. By using Google Docs, one needs to have only one copy of document which is kept in the web. To collaborate, one needs to create a Google document and invite others as collaborators. The document owner needs to allocate tasks to collaborators so that each of the collaborators knows which part they are supposed to contribute. This paper aims to introduce Google Docs as a useful collaborating tool and how it facilitates academicians in collaborating with others.