FW: [Sigia-l] info architecture basics

[Jorge Arango]

Chris:

Check out the following article in Boxes and Arrows:

IA Classics: Tools of the Trade in Comic Book Form

http://www.boxesandarrows.com/archives/ia_classics_tools_of_the_trade_in_com
ic_book_form.php

These posters are a succinct introduction to some of the most common (and
most useful) methods and tools used in IA.

For a more complete presentation of the field, see Lou Rosenfeld & Peter
Morville's Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, 2nd Ed.
(O'Reilly)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0596000359/qid=1053042250/sr=8
-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-2656472-4411023?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Hope this helps,

-- 
Jorge Arango


On 5/15/03 1:29 PM, "Rodriguez, Chris (CEI-Atlanta)"
<Chris.Rodriguez at cox.com> wrote:

> Please pardon the amateurish nature of the post, but I am not a professional
> IA and coming at it from a few directions, so to speak...
> 
> I suppose first and foremost I am looking for good (effective, succinct)
> introductions to information architecture, methods employed and applications.
> 
> Secondly I am looking for a bit of opinion wrt a portal project. In
> particular, there is some talk surrounding taxonomy. I understand some of the
> 'technical' aspects (what I've seen referred to as the taxonomy structures
> themselves), how they are constructed and such. But wrt to these taxonomies in
> practice, I'm wondering a few things:
> 
> - is there any direct correlation between a taxonomy proper and a site
> architecture (crude sense site layout/mapping)? it seems to me that the latter
> is driven less so by logical and hierarchical categorization than it is by
> business need, user experience (needs, perception, etc.), and the taxonomy
> more so applied to specific (and likely limited) needs within a site
> development project--say for example those related to hierarchical
> directories, navigation tools, etc. In general, I perceive the two as more
> distinct, with taxonomy have more direct influence elsewhere and some
> confusion resulting from the use (or misuse?) of terms like "site taxonomy".
> - if there is a more direct translation, are there any good
> publications/sources that describe the methods and tools employed?
> 
> Any other suggestions wrt the topic would be highly appreciated.
> 
> Many Thanks. chris
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