Expanding Access to Science and Technology (UNU, 1994, 462 pages): Session 4: Intelligent access to information: Part 1: Human-centred design of information systems: 5. Conclusions

Expanding Access to Science and Technology (UNU, 1994, 462 pages)

Session 4: Intelligent access to information: Part 1

Human-centred design of information systems

		(introductory text...)
		Abstract
		1. Introduction
		2. Human-centred design
		3. Applications
		4. Lessons learned
		5. Conclusions
		References

5. Conclusions

The information explosion continues unabated. The promise of information technology has long been heralded as a means of containing, and perhaps counteracting, this explosion. This paper has argued and illustrated with many examples that the problem is not amenable to technology panaceas. Instead, success is much more likely if the concepts, principles, methods, and tools of human-centred design are used to determine contextually relevant information requirements, as well as synthesize support systems that satisfy these requirements.