[Sigia-l] Re: Research on Information Architecture

[Eric Scheid]

From: Jay Kumar <melvink2 at myrealbox.com> (1/10/02 7:00 PM)

>Here is my query again:
>
>Does anyone know if any Masters or PHD students researching in the new field
>of "Information Architecture"?

something recent...

RESEARCH PROJECT INTO THE WORK PRACTICES OF INFORMATION ARCHITECTS

We (Toni Robertson and Sam Harvey from UTS) are looking for people who 
have a current job description of Information Architect (or who consider 
themselves Information Architects) who would be willing to participate in 
a research project into the work practices of Information Architects.

Participation is as painless as we can make it - one or both of us want 
to interview you for about an hour.

We are doing this study because people who are called Information 
Architects appear to do many different kinds of work. This can result in 
very different design methods being used. It can also mean that 
professional training opportunities for those wishing to work as 
Information Architects need to be rethought.

We are especially interested in the relations between specific design 
methods and the role of 'traditional' HCI tools, techniques and issues in 
these methods. We aim to identify the relevance of usability and HCI 
issues to the work of Information Architects. We also want to know about 
the range of skills and experience that people working as Information 
Architects bring to their work.

If you are willing to contribute this research please email me at 
toni at it.uts.edu.au.

Confidentiality is assured, and our results will be shared with all 
participants.

Thanks - (and if you know any IAs who might be willing to contribute 
please pass this email on to them)

Toni
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Dr Toni Robertson is Faculty Reader in Human-Computer Interaction in the 
Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Technology, 
Sydney. This research is part of a larger project on the work practices 
of those who design, use and manage the development of mobile and 
web-based applications.

Ms Sam Harvey is a PhD student in the Faculty of Computer Systems at the 
University of Technology Sydney. This research project will form part of 
her PhD research into the usability of Information in Corporate Intranets.

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