Information Architecture for the World Wide Web[

Louis Rosenfenfeld, Peter. Morville

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002 - Computers - 461 pages

Today's web sites have moved far beyond "brochureware." They are larger and more complex, have great strategic value to their sponsors, and their users are busier and less forgiving. Designers, information architects, and web site managers are required to juggle vast amounts of information, frequent changes, new technologies, and sometimes even multiple objectives, making some web sites look like a fast-growing but poorly planned city-roads everywhere, but impossible to navigate. Well-planned information architecture has never been as essential as it is now.

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, 2nd Edition, shows you how to blend aesthetics and mechanics for distinctive, cohesive web sites that work. Most books on web development concentrate on either the graphics or the technical issues of a site. This book focuses on the framework that holds the two together.

This edition contains more than 75% new material. You'll find updated chapters on organization, labeling, navigation, and searching; and a new chapter on thesauri, controlled vocabularies and metadata will help you understand the interconnectedness of these systems. The authors have expanded the methodology chapters to include a more interdisciplinary collection of tools and techniques. They've also complemented the top-down strategies of the first edition with bottom-up approaches that enable distributed, emergent solutions.

A whole new section addresses the opportunities and challenges of practicing information architecture, while another section discusses how that work impacts and is influenced by the broader organizational context. New case studies provide models for creating enterprise intranet portals and online communities. Finally, you'll find pointers to a wealth of essential information architecture resources, many of which did not exist a few years ago.

By applying the principles outlined in this completely updated classic, you'll build web sites and intranets that are easier to navigate and appealing to your users, as well as scalable and simple to maintain. Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, 2nd Edition is a treasure trove of ideas and practical advice for anyone involved in building or maintaining a large, complex web site or intranet.

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Unbelievable how desperately so many organizations need this discipline implemented and supported.

Contents

• Defining Information Architecture: 3
• Practicing Information Architecture: 16
• User Needs and Behaviors: 28
• Organization Systems: 50
• Labeling Systems: 76
• Navigation Systems: 106
• Search Systems: 132
• Research: 211
• Strategy: 243
• Design and Documentation: 270
• Education: 307
• Building an Information Architecture Team: 315
• Tools and Software: 323
• Information Architecture in the Organization: 333
• Business Strategy: 346
• Information Architecture for the Enterprise: 360
• An Enterprise Intranet: 383
• An Online Community: 413
• Essential Resources: 429

About the author

Lou Rosenfeld is an independent information architecture consultant. He has been instrumental in helping establish the field of information architecture, and in articulating the role and value of librarianship within the field. Lou played a leading role in organizing and programming the first three information architecture conferences (both ASIS&T Summits and IA 2000). He also presents and moderates at such venues as CHI, COMDEX, Intranets, and the web design conferences produced by Miller Freeman, C|net and Thunder Lizard. He teaches tutorials as part of the Nielsen Norman Group User Experience Conference.

Peter Morville is President and Founder of Semantic Studios, a leading information architecture and knowledge management consulting firm. From 1994 to 2001, Peter was Chief Executive Officer and a co-owner of Argus Associates, a pioneering information architecture design firm with world-class clients including 3Com, AT&T, Compaq, Ernst & Young, Ford, IBM, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, and the Weather Channel. He also served as Executive Director of the ACIA. Over the past 8 years, Peter has written and spoken extensively about information architecture, business strategy, and knowledge management. He has been interviewed by Business Week, Knowledge Management magazine, MSNBC, and the Wall Street Journal.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Information Architecture for the World Wide Web[; Oreilly Series; Safari Tech Books Online
• Authors: Louis Rosenfenfeld, Peter. Morville
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002
• ISBN: 0596000359, 9780596000356
• Length: 461 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Web / Design