Can Collaboration Help Redefine Usability?
http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/upa_publications/jus/2006_may/kreitzberg_usability_collaboration.pdf
  peer-reviewed

Kreitzberg, Charles B.
Journal of Usability Studies
2006

Abstract:

A collaborative knowledge space would provide great value to the usability community. In particular it would: Help define the field and give it a presence that provides professionals and the public with a single source for theoretical, practical and speculative information about usability; encourage the integration of research and practice; invite colleagues in related fields to participate and share their perspectives; serve as a platform to advance our understanding of collaboration and knowledge management tools. Most of the tools needed to implement a collaborative knowledge space are already available and there are a number of related activities already underway that could feed into this project. It would be a great deal of work but I believe it would also yield a great deal of benefit.