Louise, I just came across a special issue of Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems that provides a good orientation to Activity Theory perspectives on the question you pose below: Bertelsen, O. W., & Bødker, S. (2000). Introduction: Information technology in human activity. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 12, 3-14. They reference all the usual suspects: Nardi (1996); Engeström (many cites); Kuutti (esp. in Nardi). The intro also mentions cites that link AT perspectives with empirical research in a range of locales, including those that combine symbolic interactionism & actor-network frameworks. Hope this is helpful. David lou@louiseferguson.com Sent by: air-l-admin@aoir.org 01/03/03 11:10 AM Please respond to air-l To: air-l@aoir.org cc: Subject: [Air-l] work and ICT - literature query Happy new year to you all! I'm just about to launch on some interdisciplinary research on 'ICT and work' (the others are sociologists/anthropologists, I am an HCI person interested in CSCW and ethnographic techniques). So we're coming at the issue from some fairly different literatures. If anyone has a recommendation or two on good or favourite readings in this area - either in general, or addressing particular working environments or technologies - I'd love to hear them. From any part of the world is fine. Feeling a little brain dead right now! many thanks Louise Louise Ferguson London, UK lou@louiseferguson.com www.louiseferguson.com blog: www.louiseferguson.com/cityofbits.htm M: +44 (0)781 0260637 F: +44 (0)870 1354074