[Sigia-l] History of "Information Architecture"

[Peter Morville]

I figured a few people on this list would manage to read my bold and
reckless claim without bringing a smidgeon of a sense of humor to the
task, but I didn't think it would be you Ziya.  Oh well, maybe next time
I'll include a ;-) or I'll surround the text with <wink></wink>
tags...but I wish that wasn't necessary.


Peter Morville
President, Semantic Studios
www.semanticstudios.com


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"Peter Morville" wrote:

> To set the record straight, I've documented the official history (and
> future) of information architecture here:

The "official" history of information architecture! Oh, my.

Will this be patented? Or be part of compulsory education in K-12?

The presumption here is simply breathtaking, as is the confusion between
the title and the practice.

The attempt to locate the birth of IA essentially at the publishing of a
book five years ago remains a spectacular example of self-serving
myopia.

I've written about this here before:

<http://www.info-arch.org/lists/sigia-l/0303/0237.html>
<http://www.info-arch.org/lists/sigia-l/0303/0266.html>
<http://www.info-arch.org/lists/sigia-l/0303/0703.html>

It's for this reason that I carry in my sig below the Royal Society's
motto, Nullius in Verba. A more easily digestible rendition for the fans
of McHistory is: "Just the facts, ma'am."

Ziya
Nullius in Verba 


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