Designing artifacts for systems of information

Richard Baskerville, Robert Davison, Mala Kaul, Louie Wong

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper reports an exploratory study of information systems (IS) design professionals that offers insight into the evolution of the systems concept in systems design practice. The analysis distinguishes the current object of this design effort as systems of information (SI). SI differs from IS in that SI seeks to maintain the necessary degree of integrated systematicity while retaining or acquiring the necessary technology. IS, in the past, had an implied capacity to build a complete system from the ground up. SI has an implied constraint that certain technological components must be “taken as given” and the design problem becomes one of maintaining an ideal socio-technical system as the various technologies evolve within and around the system.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation Systems and Global Assemblages
Subtitle of host publication(Re)Configuring Actors, Artefacts, Organizations
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages233-245
Volume446
ISBN (Print)9783662457078
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventIFIP WG 8.2 Working Conference on Information Systems and Organizations, IS and O 2014 - Auckland, New Zealand
Duration: 11 Dec 201412 Dec 2014

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume446
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Conference

ConferenceIFIP WG 8.2 Working Conference on Information Systems and Organizations, IS and O 2014
PlaceNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Period11/12/1412/12/14

Research Keywords

  • Design
  • Information systems
  • Information technology

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