Soft Systems Methodology : an Inclusive Informatics Re-Design Approach for a New Economy

• The research study focuses on the application of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) to develop a collaborative user-centered approach within the context of organizational learning, and concludes with suggestions of further research. More specifically, it explores library users’ and academic librarians’ ideal characteristics for the library discovery and access services mediated through the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) of the Academic Library of the School of Philosophy at Athens University in Greece. SSM’s applied theories and design processes guide the collaborative re-design of a more user-centered library information system. Recommendations discuss the efficacy of this approach, which expresses systems thinking and guides inclusive social learning, which reflect the characteristics of New Economy informatics.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Information Systems, Social aspects (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Academic Libraries

Greece

User-centered Design

Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)

Ακαδημαϊκές Βιβλιοθήκες

Ελλάδα

Χρηστοκεντρικός σχεδιασμός

Μεθοδολογία Ευμετάβλητων Συστημάτων

Akademiska bibliotek

Grekland

Användarcentrerad design

Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)

Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science

Data- och informationsvetenskap

Information Systems

Informatik

Computer Science

Datavetenskap

Publikations- och innehållstyp

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