Information modeling in the new millennium

This book is intended for researchers and practitioners who seek to understand the latest trends and development in information modeling. The authors review the state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice of modeling methods and methodologies in information systems development and provide insight into important new developments in the new millennium. It includes sections on foundations of information modeling, extended object-oriented modeling and Web information systems modeling. It addresses the gap between technical and business oriented modeling approaches by providing an integrative view of modeling different facts of ICT and organizations.