Comprised of the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Information Systems Development held August 26th-28th, 2004, at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania. This volume aims to provide a forum for the research and practices addressing issues associated with Information Systems Development (ISD).

System Co-Development Through Requirements Specification.- Information Systems as a Design Science.- Information Systems Development (ISD): Past, Present, Future Trends.- Cars of the Future: Computers at the Wheel.- Integrating Enterprise and is Development Using a Model Driven Approach.- Issues in Information Systems Education: Capitalizing on Recent Advances in Learning Theory.- XML in the World of (Object-)Relational Database Systems.- Towards a Privacy Framework for Information Systems Development.- Is Development as the Mutual Adaptation of Technology and Business Process.- Rethinking ISD Methods: Fitting Project Teammembers Profiles.- Pre-Requisites for Successful Adoption of the ASP Model by User Organization.- ISD as Knowledge Work — An Analysis of How a Development Method is Used in Practice.- Customizing Traceability in a Software Development Process.- Agent-Oriented Information Systems Development Using Open and the Agent Factory.- Motivation and Job Satisfaction among Information Systems Developers — Perspectives from Finland, Nigeria and Estonia: A Preliminary Study.- A Combined Neural Network and Decision Tree Approach for Text Categorization.- Working with Methods: Observations on the Role of Methods in Systems Development.- Jmining — Information Delivery WEB Portal Architecture and Open Source Implementation.- Conceptual Framework for Integration of Multiagent and Knowledge Management Techniques in Intelligent Tutoring Systems.- Combining Simulation Models with the Information System for an Operative Control of the Oil Terminal.- Aspect-Oriented Analysis and Design Using Activity Based Costing.- On Coding and Codebooks in Multimedia Information Systems.- Linking and Propagating Business Rule Changes to Is Design.- Using Enterprise Modeling forIdentification and Resolution of Homonym Conflicts in View Integration.- A Critical Review of Challenges in Hypermedia Systems Development.- Transformations of UML Diagrams for Reconciliation of Requirements.- From Use Cases to Well Structured Conceptual Schemas.- A Model of Information Systems Development for Learning Virtual Organizations.- Survey of Requirements Engineering Practice in Lithuanian Software Development Companies.- Functionality of Information Systems Specification Language: Concept, Evaluation Methodology, and Evaluation Problems.- Temporal Semantic Abstraction Based on Layered Multimedia Data Model.- New Methods for Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Dublin Core Metadata Standard Using Complex Encoding Schemes.- From Analog Information to Digital Databases — Does it Keep Everything Intact?.- Model and Knowledge Management in Distributed Development: Agreement Based Approach.- Renaissance of Business Process Modelling.- Does the Perceived Quality of an Electronic Grocery Store Explain the Buying Behavior of Its Customers?.- Ontology-Based Decision Support System for Crime Investigation Processes.- Variation in Students’ Conceptions of Object-Oriented Information System Development.- End-User Computing in Banking Industry.- Working with Alternative Development Life Cycles: A Multiproject Experiment.- A Model for a Method Adaptation Process.- On the Use of Information Systems Research Methods in Datamining.- Filling the Knowledge Management Sandwich: An Exploratory Study of a Complexwork Environment.- Determining an Appropriate Approach to the Implementation of a WfMS.- Addressing Tacit Knowledge in ISD Methodologies.

Addresses the current issues associated with Information Systems Development (ISD) Provides a forum for both technical and organizational issues Allows the exchange of ideas and experiences related to ISD Stimulates exploration of new solutions for ISD