The application of function descriptors to the development of an information system topology

E. Burton Swanson

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1977, vol. 28, issue 5, 259-267

Abstract: A type of descriptor, termed a Function Descriptor, is suggested for application to the description and classification of information systems, and for the development of an information system typology. In the exploratory description of 25 systems, a list of 83 Function Descriptors was developed. In a small experiment undertaken, it was seen that consensual agreement in the application of the Function Descriptors is not simply achieved. Several suggestions are made for dealing with the difficulties of application, including the classification of information system functions into three types: utilization‐level functions, production‐level functions, and operation‐level functions. The establishment of an Information System Reference Center is proposed as a basis for the continuance of the research.

Date: 1977
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