The term "collaborative consumption" was coined by Marcus Felson and Joe L. Spaeth in their paper "Community Structure and Collaborative Consumption: A routine activity approach" published in 1978 in the American Behavioral Scientist.
Termini ühistarbimine (inglise keeles collaborative consumption) võtsid kasutusele Marcus Felson ja Joe L. Spaeth oma uurimistöös "Community Structure and Collaborative Consumption: a Routine Activity Approach", mis avaldati aastal 1978 ajakirjas American Behavioral Scientist.