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Information systems design has been characterized as an area that emerged in response to a
phenomenon (King, 1993), but the concern with designing tools or products for users has a longer
history than the computer, with associated sets of values and approaches that warrant a significant
historical analysis in their own right to untangle. Talk of interdisciplinary exchanges is compara-
tively popular and easy; the practice is somewhat more complicated. A commonly understood set of
terms is a necessary first step, and my argument here is that the key term for us all to become com-
fortable with is “information.” Moving beyond data is important, but we need to move together to
build the bridge. Foundation or keystone, information is our common concern.
NOTE
1. This is not to say that cognitive psychology is not relevant, only that it requires significant translation
to take lab findings and apply them meaningfully so as to guide interface design effectively.
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