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Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework (2004)
Journal Article
Burke, M., & Basden, A. (2004). Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework. Journal of Documentation, 60(4), 352-370. https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410410548135

Documents as we encounter them in everyday life are complex and diverse things, whether on paper, computer disk or on the World Wide Web. They play many roles vis-à-vis human beings, and the humans engaged with them have diverse responsibilities that... Read More about Towards a philosophical understanding of documentation: a Dooyeweerdian framework.

How Habermas' action types can influence KBS design and use (2003)
Journal Article
Basden, A., & Jones, G. (2003). How Habermas' action types can influence KBS design and use. Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation, 6(1),

Knowledge issues raised in modelling trust in a public key infrastructure (2002)
Journal Article
Basden, A., Ball, E., & Chadwick, D. (2002). Knowledge issues raised in modelling trust in a public key infrastructure. Expert Systems, 18(5), 233-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0394.00178

The paper describes a knowledge-based system for modelling trust in the certification authority (CA) of a public key infrastructure. It was built using a graphical knowledge-based system toolkit, Istar, that allows the knowledge builder to easily mod... Read More about Knowledge issues raised in modelling trust in a public key infrastructure.

The critical theory of Herman Dooyeweerd? (2002)
Journal Article
Basden, A. (2002). The critical theory of Herman Dooyeweerd?. Journal of Information Technology, 17(4), 257-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/0268396022000017770

Jürgen Habermas is a wide-ranging thinker whose ideas have formed the philosophic foundation of critical systems thinking (CST). But can the Critical approach incorporate ideas from other thinkers without abandoning its Habermasian roots? The danger... Read More about The critical theory of Herman Dooyeweerd?.

Multi-aspectual knowledge elicitation (2000)
Thesis
Winfield, M. Multi-aspectual knowledge elicitation. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This work examines one of the major stumbling blocks of knowledge based systems development, namely knowledge elicitation. The challenge is a fundamental one of eliciting knowledge from domain experts including tacit knowledge. This thesis argue... Read More about Multi-aspectual knowledge elicitation.

A critical study of the multiview methodology : a poststructuralist textual analysis of concepts in inquiry (1995)
Thesis
Watson, H. A critical study of the multiview methodology : a poststructuralist textual analysis of concepts in inquiry. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis considers the concept of information as meaning through the following research question: how can we work critically with a tradition of information systems development methodologies? Motivation for this derives from the way 'hard' metho... Read More about A critical study of the multiview methodology : a poststructuralist textual analysis of concepts in inquiry.

Confessions of an Aspergic Professor
Other
Basden, A. Confessions of an Aspergic Professor

"Computers were made by and for people with Asperger's Syndrome," goes the joke - but one with a grain of truth. "Academic life suits Aspies" goes another - but is it still true? I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2003, though I had it mo... Read More about Confessions of an Aspergic Professor.

Critical reflections on critical reserach in information systems
Other
Adam, A., Basden, A., Richardson, H., & Robinson, B. Critical reflections on critical reserach in information systems

Practically critical: Making the critical approach more useful
Book Chapter
Basden, A. Practically critical: Making the critical approach more useful. In C. Brooke (Ed.), Critical management perspectives on information systems (41-68). Elsevier

Philosophical frameworks for understanding information Systems
Book
Basden, A. Philosophical frameworks for understanding information Systems. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global (IDEA Group Inc.)

This is a major monograph which contains a significant amount of original thought. While, like to some other works, it attempts to apply philosophy to understanding information systems, it is original in several ways. It argues for a lifeworld-orient... Read More about Philosophical frameworks for understanding information Systems.

The problem of system improvement: Proceedings of the 13th and 14th annual working conference of the CPTS
Book
Basden, A., Eriksson, D., & Strijbos, A. The problem of system improvement: Proceedings of the 13th and 14th annual working conference of the CPTS

Justice and ethics: How does Bernard Lonergan's usage of ethics facilitate the realization of social justice (Jus Civile), legal justice (Jus Ad rem), and natural-moral justice (Jus naturalis)?
Journal Article
Holt, P., & Basden, A. Justice and ethics: How does Bernard Lonergan's usage of ethics facilitate the realization of social justice (Jus Civile), legal justice (Jus Ad rem), and natural-moral justice (Jus naturalis)?. Journal of security education, 2(2), 81-106. https://doi.org/10.1300/J460v02n02_05

“Unauthorized network intrusions affect us all. Worse yet, certain classes of unauthorized network intrusions are a very serious matter; ones in which there are minimal defensive actions to prevent such attacks.” Denial-Of-Service (DoS) and Distribut... Read More about Justice and ethics: How does Bernard Lonergan's usage of ethics facilitate the realization of social justice (Jus Civile), legal justice (Jus Ad rem), and natural-moral justice (Jus naturalis)?.

Towards an aspectual conception of trust
Thesis
McGibbon, S. (2019). Towards an aspectual conception of trust. (Thesis). University of Salford

The genesis of this research lies in the difficulty of modelling trust and its companion, trustworthiness. This need arose when the term trusted was introduced into the lexicon of system architecture as computer systems became firstly networked and t... Read More about Towards an aspectual conception of trust.

Using Dooyeweerd's aspects to understand down to earth issues in use of medical records
Thesis
Khojah, G. (in press). Using Dooyeweerd's aspects to understand down to earth issues in use of medical records. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research is about experience of using electronic medical records (EMR). Chapter 1 introduces and justifies the main research question “How can Down To Earth issues that are important in uses of EMR be studied by using Dooyeweerd's aspects?”... Read More about Using Dooyeweerd's aspects to understand down to earth issues in use of medical records.