The current paper explores designing a web information retrieval system regarding the searching behavior of users in real and everyday life. Designing an information system that is closely linked to human behavior is equally important for providers and the end users.  From an Information Science point of view, four approaches in designing information retrieval systems were identified as system-...

The Special Issue of the Journal of Information Technology Management (JITM) is publishing very selective papers on information management, technology in higher education, integrated systems, enterprise management, cultural thoughts, strategic contributions, management information systems, and cloud computing. We received numerous papers for this special issue but after an extensive pe...

information systems (is) and the process of distinguishing information systems ontology have been the center of challenge during the 50 years of is development. the importance of this challenge is emergent in direct link between knowledge development process in is and the is ontology. in other words, theorizing and efforts to falsify theories, which have been developed, is influenced by the way...

application of ict in health (ehealth) has become an integral part of modern healthcare systems. elec­tronic health information management has proven useful in improving quality of health care, reducing costs and facilitating health research. however, the increasing complexity of healthcare and the growing demand for high quality healthcare delivery has created a need for ehealth systems with t...

after 1860’s the railway systems has started to be used in urban transportation in the world. however, especially after the 1950’s, automobile usage has been increased quickly. thus the dense of transportation has started to move from railway systems to the ones with rubber tire vehicles in istanbul. traffic density in urban transportation has started to be experienced since 1950 with the incre...

hospital information system (his) should ideally allow different forms of data to be stored and used for decision making by clinicians and managers alike. this system has been developed since the early 1980's, and many hospitals gradually converted from an unrelated system into an integrated one. in successful implementation of his plans, the role of human factors, either individually or as a g...