Guest editor's corner

Information Systems Development (ISD) progresses rapidly, constantly creating new challenges and opportunities for the professionals involved. Progress comes from research as well as practical experience. During the past few years, many new concepts and approaches emerged in the information systems development field. The various theories, methods, and tools available to system developers also bring problems such as choosing the most effective approach for a specific task. The aim of the International Conference on Information Systems Development is to establish an international forum for the exchange of knowledge, experience, and new ideas, and to share and stimulate new solutions. This conference provides a meeting place for IS researchers and practitioners from eastern and western Europe, as well as those from other parts of the world. The Conference gives an opportunity for participants to express ideas on the current state of the art in information systems development methods and tools and to discuss and exchange views about new methods, tools, and their applications. The Fourth International Conference on Information System Development-lSD’94, which was held in Bled, Slovenia, from September 20 to 22, 1994, continues the concepts of the first PolishScandinavian Seminar on Current Trends in Information System Development Methodologies in Gdansk, Poland, in 1988, and the Second and the