The second self: computers and the human spirit
The second self: computers and the human spirit
Semiotics, information science, documents and computers
Journal of Documentation
Computerization and controversy (2nd ed.)
Journal of the American Society for Information Science - Special topic issue on the history of documentation and information science: part II
Sorting things out: classification and its consequences
Sorting things out: classification and its consequences
Information and Information Systems: New Directions in Information Management
Information and Information Systems: New Directions in Information Management
Becoming Virtual: Reality in the Digital Age
Becoming Virtual: Reality in the Digital Age
Software Engineering: An Engineering Approach
Software Engineering: An Engineering Approach
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
The `Economics of Attention: Style and Substance in the Age of Information
The `Economics of Attention: Style and Substance in the Age of Information
Artificial Dreams: The Quest for Non-Biological Intelligence
Artificial Dreams: The Quest for Non-Biological Intelligence
The ambivalent ontology of digital artifacts
MIS Quarterly
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Digital artifacts have novel properties that largely derive from the processes that mediate their creation, and that can be best understood by a close examination of such processes. This paper introduces the concept of “quasi-object” to characterize these objects and elucidate the activities that comprise their mediations. A case study of “bugs” is analyzed to illustrate exemplary activities of justification, qualification, and binding in the process of bug fixing in Free-Open Source Software development. The findings of the case study lead to broader reflections on the character of digital artifacts in general. The relationship of “quasi-object” to other similar concepts are explored. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.