[Sigia-l] AIfIA Goals 2004 Survey Results

[Peter Morville]

Eric,

I think you misinterpreted the data.  112 people responded to the
question about public initiatives.  Promote IA to Business did score
high (third after Research and IA Tools) with an average rating of 3.96
on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 5 as most important).  It also received the
highest number of votes for most important (48) which is where I'm
guessing you got the mistaken 48% figure.  

In any case, you're right.  Promote IA to Business scored high.


Peter Morville
President, Semantic Studios
www.semanticstudios.com


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Yes the survey is interesting - particularly the post-survey promotion.

On the front page, AIfIA writes:

"As the following chart demonstrates, the majority of our members value
Building the Practice (sharing tools, research, and best
practices) over Explain the Value (explain importance of IA to business,
government, education, professional groups, etc.) and Focus on Members
(further develop members-only services and benefits)."

(Chart info: Build Practice = 69%, Explain Value = 30%, Member Focus =
5)

These responses relate to question three, "Which type of intiatives are
most important to you?"

However, when members could rank specific initiatives on a scale of 1-5,
Promote IA to business received a whopping 48% of responses as "Most
important" - more top-ranked responses than any other single initiative.


To me, the message seems to be that Best Practice and IA Tools are
wonderful - but we also have to make sure we have a place to practice
and use these tools. Also, this intriguing response pattern suggests
that AIfIA needs to decide whether they are proponents of Big IA or
Little IA.

Cheers,
Eric 

e-reiss
copenhagen, denmark



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