Arguing for information systems project definition

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2003, Pages 295-321

  Metcalfe, Mike ^a   Lynch, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

INQUIRY METHODS; SPACE CONSTRAINTS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 84904299046     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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