Talk:Information system (2nd version)

Merge it

Yes Please merge it. Main article should be about information systems with a paragraph about the field of study information systems. 29 August 2006

Well I think both websites are useful but they should be in the same site. Artemisia 16:33, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, both are useful. Just merge the text and references appropriately to the same location. Abc378 15:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

oipppp0 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.82.96.194 (talk) 06:57, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

I object. Putting Information System in the Information Systems is like putting the brain in the Neurobiology article... This article is substantial enough to stand alone, although it does require a lot of attention. Aleksandar Bulovic' (talk) 14:24, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Don't merge - create a topic called Information system lifecycle management

The author is speaking about the information lifecycle management; we have to distinguish what the information system is from how do we use and manage an information system. Thank You. Ghattas Johny,www.Smart-Path.com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ghattasjohny (talk • contribs) 2006-10-10 12:49:30 (UTC).

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This whole page needs a do-over

An information system (IS) is an arrangement of information technology aimed at solving problems, leveraging opportunities or addressing directives. The discipline that deals with information systems, academically and professionally, is called information systems. The two entries should not be merged any more than "Accounting" and "general ledger account" or "Marketing" and "consumer products market" would be merged.

As for the mathematical set theory references, maybe there needs to be a disambiguation page? Most readers looking up "information system" are expecting to see a description of what organizations use on a daily basis. The set theory allusion? Not so much, I think.

The security stuff simply does not belong here. What a single author uses to define an IS in an the context of security might belong on an IS security page, but not here. When I get time I'll come back and make some of these changes, unless someone comes up with some good reasons not to do so. Tee Owe 14:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Merge history

This article was merged to information systems on 30 June 2007 and then split off again on 21 October 2009, when information systems was renamed information systems discipline. We now have the ridiculous situation where two articles start with the same sentence, a sentence which does not define either topic. Nurg (talk) 06:22, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Took a quick attempt at fixing this for this article. The other article's definition is more or less true, but could use some cleanup. Tee Owe (talk) 15:46, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

The other article's "definition" is "a 'bridge' anchored between the business world and computer science". That is not a definition; it is a vague metaphor and does not define "information systems discipline". Nurg (talk) 10:54, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Added a definition which made sense to me. It was difficult to find a unitary and widely-accepted definition that I could source. Hope this helps some. Tee Owe (talk) 18:38, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

IS components

Information system consists of ( ... people) or people's activities using that technology? Igor L.

Components of an IS

Hey, people. I am currently studying IT and in my IS class, we're taught that IS has five components, namely : Hardware, Software, People, Communication, and Procedures and Protocol. If I can summarize the information from my text-book, would I be allowed to post it here? Also, can somebody give me the format of a book citation for Wikipedia? Like, in which order do I put the particulars? (Author, version, book name, ISBN etc). Aleksandar Bulovic' (talk) 18:17, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Components

Hi, the components currently in the article are totally wrong. Aleksander Bulovic, please insert what you wrote above. Stereo bum (talk) 18:54, 22 March 2012 (UTC)