Infrastructuring: Toward an Integrated Perspective on the Design and Use of Information Technology*

摘要: In this contribution we investigate how results from the ongoing discussion about ‘eInfrastructures’ can be used to improve design of IT infrastructures in organizations. We first establish a perspective on organizational as ‘work infrastructure’ that focuses infrastructural nature Information Systems and describe challenges for designing within type infrastructure. Then elaborate possible use concepts e-infrastructure discussion, particular concept ‘infrastructuring’ it was developed by Star Ruhleder (1996) Bowker (2002). Using their ‘salient characteristics methodological approach ‘Infrastructuring’ develop tool support all stakeholders’ activities contribute successful establishment an information system usage (equivalent work infrastructure improvement). illustrated our ideas drawing case which new were introduced into context mapping out existing ‘infrastructuring’.