[Sigia-l] IA system components - add to the list!

[Boniface Lau]

> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On
> Behalf Of Arno Reichenauer
>
> <Eric Scheid> wrote:
> 
> >On 15/3/03 12:10 PM, "Boniface Lau" <boniface_lau at compuserve.com>
> >wrote:
> >>> Why can't we first of all just collect what each one of us is
> >>> contributing to a working website or intranet and then use the
> >>> sum of it as a starting point not for defining IA but for
> >>> defining IA methodology, i.e. the process you have to go through
> >>> to obtain these contributions?
> >>
> >> If I understand you correctly, what you call "IA methodology" is
> >> really a process for drawing information architects'
> >> contributions into the development of various web site
> >> components. It is a misnomer to call that IA methodology.
> >
> > No, you didn't understand correctly. He's not saying that the sum
> > of components == a methodology, he's saying the sum of components
> > is just grist for the mill, the process, of *developing* a
> > methodology. I'd expect part of the process of developing that
> > methodology would be an examination of the relevance and value of
> > each submitted component, and also an analysis of dependencies and
> > inherent flows so as to ascertain where there are gaps in the
> > corpus (ie. components that were not submitted).
> 
> Exactly, 

Earlier, you wrote the following:

> >>> Why can't we first of all just collect what each one of us is
> >>> contributing to a working website or intranet and then use the
> >>> sum of it as a starting point not for defining IA but for
> >>> defining IA methodology, i.e. the process you have to go through
> >>> to obtain these contributions?

You used "i.e." to tell us that the term "IA methodology" meant "the
process you have to go through to obtain these contributions". 

By agreeing with what you quoted from Eric, aren't you conflicting
yourself?


[...]
> my goal is a process framework for IA which shows how the basic
> process parts have to be interconnected to result in a high-quality
> IA system.

That sounds very much like the "IA methodology" you had in mind when
you wrote:

> >>> IA methodology, i.e. the process you have to go through to
> >>> obtain these contributions". 

But you conflicted yourself by agreeing with what you quoted from
Eric.


Boniface