Ethnomethodologically informed ethnography and information system design Export

@article{citeulike:879862, abstract = {This paper describes ethnomethodologically informed ethnography (EM) as a methodology for information science research, illustrating the approach with the results of a study in a university library. We elucidate major differences between the practical orientation of EM and theoretical orientation of other ethnographic approaches in information science research. We address ways in which EM may be used to inform systems design and consider the issues that arise in coordinating the results of this research with the needs of information systems designers. We outline our approach to the ?ethnographically informed? development of information systems in addressing some of the major problems of interdisciplinary work between system designers and EM researchers.}, address = {Sociology Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YL, UK; Computing Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YR, UK; Xerox Research Centre Europe, Cambridge Laboratory, 61 Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AB, UK; Computing Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YR, UK; Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL 61820, USA}, author = {Crabtree, Andy and Nichols, David M. and O'Brien, Jon and Rouncefield, Mark and Twidale, Michael B.}, citeulike-article-id = {879862}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(2000)51:7%3C666::AID-ASI8%3E3.0.CO;2-5}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/72502632/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(2000)51:7%3C666::AID-ASI8%3E3.0.CO;2-5}, journal = {Journal of the American Society for Information Science}, keywords = {action-research, ethnography, ethnomethodology}, number = {7}, pages = {666--682}, posted-at = {2008-11-28 21:09:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Ethnomethodologically informed ethnography and information system design}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(2000)51:7%3C666::AID-ASI8%3E3.0.CO;2-5}, volume = {51}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:879862 L3 - citeulike-article-id:879862 N2 - This paper describes ethnomethodologically informed ethnography (EM) as a methodology for information science research, illustrating the approach with the results of a study in a university library. We elucidate major differences between the practical orientation of EM and theoretical orientation of other ethnographic approaches in information science research. We address ways in which EM may be used to inform systems design and consider the issues that arise in coordinating the results of this research with the needs of information systems designers. We outline our approach to the ?ethnographically informed? development of information systems in addressing some of the major problems of interdisciplinary work between system designers and EM researchers. IS - 7 JF - Journal of the American Society for Information Science AD - Sociology Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YL, UK; Computing Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YR, UK; Xerox Research Centre Europe, Cambridge Laboratory, 61 Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AB, UK; Computing Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YR, UK; Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL 61820, USA EP - 682 TI - Ethnomethodologically informed ethnography and information system design VL - 51 SP - 666 KW - action-research KW - ethnography KW - ethnomethodology AU - Crabtree, Andy AU - Nichols, David AU - O'Brien, Jon AU - Rouncefield, Mark AU - Twidale, Michael PY - 2000/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(2000)51:7%3C666::AID-ASI8%3E3.0.CO;2-5 ER -