[Sigia-l] Building an Information Architecture Team

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"Wenjie Qin" wrote:

> I couldnot find any IA team in the real world on the web.

I don't know much about the book you mentioned, but in the real world of
today's economy it's rare in the extreme to find *multiple* IAs working on
one project who would constitute an information architecture *team.*

Since the definition of IA is very contentious for a variety of reasons,
it's also difficult to pin down who would be included in an IA team if you
could realistically form one.

A business analyst, a database architect, a librarian, a statistician, an
interface designer, a usability 'engineer' or those with even fancier titles
such as user experience or interaction designers would normally contribute
in one fashion or another to the general architecture of a site. BUT they
would hardly be pleased to be included in what you call an "information
architecture team." They all have their titles and fiefdoms to cultivate.

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Ziya

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