[Sigia-l] Taxonomies & Navigation

[Renata Zilse : dmp.br]

I modestly think that is an approach matter...

Why should be navigation reflects the taxonomy?

When we are talking about content and their organization - bottom-up
approach - we are considering organizing information tools, including
taxonomy. When we are talking about navigation and user experience -
top-down approach - we must to consider ergonomics and usability
engeneering method. In this point of view (like Reichnauer and
Komischke, 2003), the user experience should not reflect the unit of
information organizing system.

Does anyone agree with that?



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On Aug 27, 2007, at 5:28 PM, Ziya Oz wrote:

> Ruth Kaufman:
>
>> A taxonomy is a classification system that can be used to classify  
>> things in
>> the world -- classify, not address. It's an overlay.
>
> As an exercise: given a set of 'objects', is there one and only one
> taxonomy?
>
> If not, can the notion of having multiple taxonomies approach the  
> concept of
> 'navigating' that set of objects?
>
> In practice, can taxonomies be designed so that they can also serve as
> navigational schemes?
>
> When is a sufficiently structured 'navigational' system not a  
> taxonomy?
>
> Can there be taxonomies without navigational systems?
>
> If taxonomy can describe every instance of its domain's objects  
> past and
> present, how is that different from (addressable) navigation?
>
> In a future that's not doc-centric, isn't the notion of  
> 'navigation' just
> obsolete?
>
> Just sayin'.
>
> Ziya
> Nullius in Verba
>
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