Articles · Across science and technology
Steps Toward an Ecology of Infrastructure: Design and Access for Large Information Spaces
Susan Leigh Star & Karen Ruhleder · 1996 · Information Systems Research, 7(1), 111–134
Overview
A study of the Worm Community System examines difficulties in supporting a dispersed research community. The article connects system access, local practices, and wider infrastructural change. It shows why a usable interface alone does not guarantee that a system will become a working infrastructure.