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[Jan C. Wright]

On the other end of the continuum from Brett, I like the discussions of the 
non-indexing and taxonomy, because that's where I'm the weakest and I need 
to understand where what I do fits in. Don't think I would agree with it 
being just a skillset, but of course I am BOUND to say that, since I'm a 
taxonomist.

The edges and the core of the field are all important at various times, to 
various people... That sounds Lincoln-esque or Twain-esque, sorry.

At 11:39 AM 3/18/2004 -0500, Brett Ingram wrote:

>I have found increasingly over the last couple of years that the most
>useful discussions that have (rarely) occured on the list focus on the
>library science view of IA. Which is useful for me because that is
>where I am weakest. However, discussions of indexing, taxonomy,
>controlled vocabularies, thesauri, etc, make me feel more and more
>disconnected from the idea of IA being a profession. For me, it is a
>skillset. A subset of what I need to do to design and build great
>sites. This could be a reflection of my bias (I have a degree in
>capital "A" architecture). Building architects have to understand a
>whole host of things to be able to effectively design buildings
>(physics, structural engineering, HVAC systems, lighting design,
>business, history, art, culture, the American's with Disabilities
>Act....)
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