1. Visual support for use case modeling / Andrew Gemino, Drew Parker -- 2. Applying learner-centered design principles to UML sequence diagrams / Debra VanderMeer, kaushik Dutta -- 3. Ontology based object-oriented domain modeling / Joerg Evermann, Yair Wand -- 4. General strategy for querying...

1. Vertical integration of science: an approach to including information, knowledge and its organization / Emilia Currás -- 2. What is information?: an enquiry beyond information science from a systemic point of view / Francisco-Javier García-Marco -- 3. Information: a multidimensional reality...

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