MIT PRess book on Method Engineering

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf460 {\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \paperw11900\paperh16840\margl1440\margr1440\vieww17860\viewh14700\viewkind0 \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 Dear colleagues,\ \ I wish to draw your attention to a new book in the domain of IS modeling. The book\ \ "Metamodeling for Method Engineering"\ edited by Manfred Jeusfeld, Matthias Jarke and John Mylopoulos\ \ offers a comprehensive overview of the field of meta modeling for\ information systems. Two theory chapters (information modeling, meta modeling) are\ followed by a chapter on ConceptBase, a tool for metamodeling. The bulk of the book\ consists of six case studies ranging from requirements modeling for telecommunications to\ chemical process design.\ \ The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM with the ConceptBase software and lots of examples for\ the case study chapters. The book discusses all ingredients necessary for defining adapted\ modeling methods. In addition, the CD-ROM contains lecture slides for courses based on the book.\null