Location
260-057, Owen G. Glenn Building
Start Date
12-15-2014
Description
Growing attention has recently been devoted to studying information systems by utilizing research approaches from History. IS history has come to stay in the arsenal of IS research methodologies. Our team of academics from both history and information systems recognize and discuss what is good historical research and contribute into this very scientific discourse. The underlying methodological issues raised in this article must be understood by all IS historians. The major contribution is a set of practical recommendations for effectively conducting Information Systems History (ISH) research following the methodology of General History. This endeavor helps IS researchers present their scientific works in such a manner that also historians working outside of the IS field would accept those studies as scientifically acceptable, relevant, and in this manner the IS field would become more visible also outside of the field itself.
Recommended Citation
Oinas-Kukkonen, Henry and Oinas-Kukkonen, Harri, "What Every Information Systems (IS) Researcher Should Know About IS History (ISH) Research" (2014). ICIS 2014 Proceedings. 34.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2014/proceedings/GeneralIS/34
What Every Information Systems (IS) Researcher Should Know About IS History (ISH) Research
260-057, Owen G. Glenn Building
Growing attention has recently been devoted to studying information systems by utilizing research approaches from History. IS history has come to stay in the arsenal of IS research methodologies. Our team of academics from both history and information systems recognize and discuss what is good historical research and contribute into this very scientific discourse. The underlying methodological issues raised in this article must be understood by all IS historians. The major contribution is a set of practical recommendations for effectively conducting Information Systems History (ISH) research following the methodology of General History. This endeavor helps IS researchers present their scientific works in such a manner that also historians working outside of the IS field would accept those studies as scientifically acceptable, relevant, and in this manner the IS field would become more visible also outside of the field itself.