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The reality of information systems research

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posted on 2004-01-01, 00:00 authored by John Lamp, S Milton
The examination of a practical issue with a web site has led, in this paper, directly to the consideration of the need for, and an assessment of the impact of, an approach based on fundamental theories of ‘what is’, to examine what information systems research is and the relations of its component areas of endeavour. The paper presents an examination of the use of the philosophical field of ontologies, and specifically the use of the ontological approaches upon which to base categories of information systems research activities. This theoretical analysis is intended to be used as the basis from which to develop a methodology to undertake the development of the categorial scheme for the web site that initiated the research.

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25 - 33

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Canberra, A.C.T.

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  • Yes

Start date

2004-07-16

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2004-07-17

Language

eng

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Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.

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E1 Full written paper - refereed

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2004, ANU E Press

Editor/Contributor(s)

D Hart, S Gregor

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