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An edition of Information architecture (2010)

Information architecture

the design and integration of information spaces

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Information Architecture is about organizing and simplifying information, designing and integrating information spaces/systems, and creating ways for people to find and interact with information content. Its goal is to help people understand and manage information and make right decisions accordingly. In the ever-changing social, organizational and technological contexts, Information Architects not only design individual information spaces (e.g., individual websites, software applications, and mobile devices), but also tackle strategic aggregation and integration of multiple information spaces across websites, channels, modalities, and platforms. Not only they create predetermined navigation pathways, but also provide tools and rules for people to organize information on their own and get connected with others. Information Architects work with multi-disciplinary teams to determine the user experience strategy based on user needs and business goals, and make sure the strategy gets carried out by following the user-centered design (UCD) process via close collaboration with others. Drawing on the author(s) extensive experience as HCI researchers, User Experience Design practitioner, and Information Architecture instructors, this book provides a balanced view of the IA discipline by applying the IA theories, design principles and guidelines to the IA and UX practices. It also covers advanced topics such as Enterprise IA, Global IA, and Mobile IA. In addition to new and experienced IA practitioners, this book is written for undergraduate and graduate level students in Information Architecture, Information Sciences, Human Computer Interaction, Information Systems and related disciplines.

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2017, Springer International Publishing AG
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Information Architecture: The Design and Integration of Information Spaces
Feb 27, 2017, Morgan & Claypool Publishers
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2017, Morgan & Claypool Publishers
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Table of Contents

1. Information architecture concepts
The definition of information architecture
Wurman's definition of information architect
Rosenfield and Morville's definition
The definition used in this book
The evolution of the web and web design
Information architecture and related disciplines
2. Information architecture and Web 2.0
The changing world wide web
The size and growth of the web
The deep web
The dynamics of the web
Generations of the web
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 applications and products
Summary of Web 2.0
Challenges and opportunities for the IA and design community
Giving users control vs. giving up on design
Leveraging content from others and expecting others to use your content
Taxonomy vs. folksonomy
Standing on the giant's shoulder and managing risks of dependency
Using or not using Web 2.0
Summary
3. IA research, design and evaluation
Research
The need for research
Research methods
User personas and personarios
Design
Design methodology
Design process
Design deliverables
From design to implementation
Evaluation
Design walkthrough
Heuristics evaluation
Website logs and web usage mining
4. Organization and navigation systems
Logical organization
Semantic organization
Metadata
Controlled vocabularies
Faceted classification
Folksonomy
Navigation systems
Purpose of navigation
Navigation types
Global and sectional navigation
Local navigation
Supplemental navigation
Process navigation
Search systems.
5. User information behavior and design implications
Understanding user needs and information behavior
How people use websites
Theories and principles about user information behavior
The principle of least effort and user's information behavior
Paradox of choice: more is less
The berry-picking information behavior model
The information scent theory
Basic level categories
Design implications
Homepage vs. interior pages
Short pages vs. long pages
Design for search systems
The 3-click rule revisit
Conclusion
6. Interaction design
Interaction design components
Views, forms, and workflows
Filters and controls
Rich internet applications
Interaction design principles
Fitt's law: design for Fitts
Design for color blindness
Design for affordance
Design for efficiency
Design for forgiveness
Design for user perceptions
Design for help
Personalization and customization
7. Enterprise IA and IA in practice
Enterprise information architecture
Intranet strategy and design
Common intranet uses and features
A case study: the enterprise intranet of the Vanguard Group
Intranet models
Online workspace aggregation (OWA)
Problem definition
Early solution and issues
User research and data analysis
New solution: an enterprise workspace framework
Summary
Practising information architecture
Makeup of a user experience design team
Specialists vs. generalists
Centralized vs. distributed organizational models
Maximizing the IA impact
Desired competencies and skill set for IAs.
8. Global information architecture
Makeup of the world's internet users
The need for internationalization and localization
Cross-culture theories and localization
High context vs. low context culture types
Hofstede's five cultural dimensions
Cultural interpretations of usability
Guidelines for global IA and user experience design
Pay attention to language details
Deal with the combination of languages and countries
Be culturally sensitive
Supporting global ecommerce
Summary
9. Mobile information architecture
Mobile trends and usage data
What do users do with mobile devices
Characteristics of mobile devices, access anywhere anytime
Dimensions of the mobile user experience
Designing for mobile devices
Design challenges
Guidelines and best practices for mobile experience design
The continued evolution of mobile user experience
10. The future of information architecture
The IA community
Challenges for information architects
Challenge of IA, findability and re-findability
Challenge of IA, design patterns and theories
Challenge of IA, content representation
Challenge of IA, ubiquitous information access
Challenge of IA, digital preservation
IA and research
IA and beyond
Bibliography
Authors' biographies.

Edition Notes

Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.

Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on November 4, 2009).

Series from website.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-149).

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San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA)
Series
Synthesis lectures on information concepts, retrieval, and services -- # 8
Other Titles
Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.

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Dewey Decimal Class
025
Library of Congress
Z666.5 .D555 2010, QA76.55 .D56 2010

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Open Library
OL25549453M
Internet Archive
informationarchi00ding
ISBN 13
9781598299601, 9781598299595
OCLC/WorldCat
557704189

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