[Sigia-l] Taxonomies & Navigation

[Paula Majerowicz]

Wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this subject....
 
A taxonomy is the "basis" for navigation but it is not necessarily "de
facto" navigation, especially for complex, content-rich sites. In a
situation such as this, content owners may feel that their "piece of the
world" is less important because they are not a nav item (especially when it
would require 4th or 5th or greater level nav to get to that content
hierarchically). 
 
Does anyone have any suggestions for how best to deal with visually
communicating the difference between a complex taxonomy and navigation?
(Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, Hyperbolic maps, geneology-type maps, etc.)
 
Sure appreciate any thoughts.
 
Regards,
Paula
 
Paula M. Majerowicz
eCoreXperience
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