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Recently we have developed a framework for analyzing systems that are complex and adaptive. These properties are characteristic of community information systems. This paper sets out an abbreviated version of our framework. We then apply it to the case of community information systems, with special emphasis on extracting implications for design.
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Cohen, M.D., Axelrod, R. (1998). Complexity and Adaptation in Community Information Systems: Implications for Design. In: Ishida, T. (eds) Community Computing and Support Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1519. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49247-X_3
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