Information systems
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Information Systems is the academic discipline concerned with the development, use, application and influence of information systems. An information system, following a definition of Langefors (e.g., see [1]), is a technologically implemented medium for recording, storing, and disseminating linguistic expressions, as well as for drawing conclusions from such expressions.
The technology used for implementing an information systems by no means has to be computer technology. A notebook in which one lists certain items of interest is, according to that definition, an information system. Likewise, there are computer applications that do not comply with this definition of information systems. Embedded systems are an example. A computer application that is integrated into clothing or even the human body does not generally deal with linguistic expressions. One could, however, try to generalize Langefors' definition such as to cover more recent developments.
See also
- European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
- Information system
- Management Information Systems
References
- Hirschheim, R., Klein, H. K. & Lyytinen, K. Information systems development and data modeling: Conceptual and philosophical foundations. Cambridge University Press, 1995.
