Could weRE: [Sigia-l] IA and medium

[Jody A. Hankinson]

I wouldn't mind a heated discussion if it was about something that really
matters. Honestly. Who gives a rat's ass if IA and library sciences are not
the same but very similar? And oooooh, IBM uses a phrase that seems
completely inane, but on second thought might not be so bad after all. Why
don't we just ask them about their logic?! There are email address right on
the site. Imagine that!

That's my bile. Here's my snarky response. We could go on for years about
the overlap in industries. And not just in our "practice." There are plenty
of smart people in the world who think about the same and/or similar issues
as IA type folks. And quite frankly, I beg borrow and steal from as many as
I can.

At the same time, I am very aware of technical evolution. McLuhan's phrase
"forward through the rearview mirror" sticks in my brain. Every time I
"borrow" from anther field, I think about that rearview. How much of what I
do is incorporating good business, design, people sense? And how much is a
crutch fashioned from the past because I don't want to push myself? Dunno. I
hope it's the former.


Jody A. Hankinson  
   Information Architect ......| Interpreting strategy and processes
e: hank99 at bway.net             | into Internet applications.
t: 917.749.0910  




On 5/14/02 1:55 PM, "Sean Lawrence" <slawrence at lucidvagary.com> wrote:

> Get of the flame trend we've been on for the last couple of weeks and tone
> it down to a more civil tone please?
> 
> I personally enjoy being on this list and try to bring whatever insights I
> have and also try to add a little humor once in awhile to engender a more
> convivial atmosphere for us ALL to engage in.  This recent bout of negative
> bickering is counter-productive, distracting, and hasn't' provided a
> meaningful context in which dialogue, thus understanding and insight, may
> occur.
> 
> My 2 cents.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Sean
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On Behalf Of
> Ziya Oz
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 12:43 PM
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] IA and medium
> 
> 
> "Lyle_Kantrovich at cargill.com" wrote:
> 
>> Would I ever use the phrase "User Engineering"?  No.
> 
> All the bile and the inability to focus on a narrow point aside, thanks for
> the confirmation.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Ziya
> 
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