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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...

1. Design -- 2. Science -- 3. Research in information systems -- 4. Traditional science vs. design-type research -- 5. Design-type research in information systems -- 6. Representing meta-artifacts -- 7. Application of the representational framework: the case of e-negotiation systems -- 8....