Information architecture planning with XML

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Robert Gardner
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Architecture ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Emory University ◽  
The World

The explosion of standards building on the 1998 XML specification from the World Wide Web Consortium has been slow to reach academic and library information science applications. While part of this is certainly due to cost, argues that adequate attention to architectural design, when considering XML technology, can make new forms of information management possible. Provides a survey of tools and relevant technology for working in Z39.50 with XML and MARC records, based primarily on a major undertaking by the ATLA‐CERTR (American Theological Library Association – Center for Electronic Resources in Theology and Religion) group at Emory University with 50 years of 50 journals digitized from philosophy, ethics, and religion.

First Steps Towards Information Architecture

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hal Kirkwood
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Information Architecture ◽  
Essential Work ◽  
The World ◽  
A Site ◽  
Over Time

In the essential work, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web by Lou Rosenfeld and Peter Morville (ISBN 1-56592-282-4), the authors state that the primary job of the information architect is to:clarify the mission and vision for the site, balancing the needs of its sponsoring organisation and the needs of its audiencesdetermine what content and functionality the site will containspecify how users will find information in the site by defining its organisation, navigation, labelling, and searching systemsmap out how the site will accommodate change and growth over time.These points rather succinctly describe what an information architect sets out to accomplish for any given site and/or situation. But given these points what should someone ‘do’ to implement improved information architecture (IA) for a site? Where do you start?

Politics, Accountability, and Governmental Information Systems

2003 ◽  
pp. 20-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Rocheleau
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Information Management ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
External Information ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
The World

Information systems are becoming more involved in politics due to the growth of the World Wide Web, electronic government, and the increasing digitization of information of all kinds. Many information management specialists lack knowledge and experience about how to deal with political aspects of information management, and consequently they are ineffective. This chapter shows how important political issues are to information managers and illustrates strategies that can be useful in dealing with political issues. I provide several examples of how inattention to the political aspects of managing information systems can result in problems and disasters. The chapter covers both internal and external politics. Information managers have to deal with many internal politically-charged tasks such as the structuring of information management, purchasing information systems, managing personnel in this era of digital communication, and struggles over the sharing of information within organizations. External information management issues are also becoming important such as demands for online accountability information, the development of websites, issues over access to information, and interorganizational issues including disputes over turf.

scholarly journals Sobre arquitetura da informação

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-137
Author(s):  
Jaime Robredo
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Information Architecture ◽  
The World ◽  
Information Anxiety

As origens da expressão 'arquitetura da informação', mostram a contribuição de Wurman (ele mesmo arquiteto), que comprovadamente cunhou a expressão em 1979, como uma afortunada metáfora que desenvolveu posteriormente com uma abrangente visão sistêmica em suas obras Information Anxiety e Information Anxiety 2, publicadas respectivamente em 1989 e 2001, e traduzidas e publicadas no Brasil em 2001 e 2005. Destaca-se, finalmente, a apropriação da expressão 'arquitetura da informação' para aspectos relativos à interface usuário-sistema, nos sistemas de informação computadorizados e na Internet, por outros autores, com destaque para Morville e Rosenfeld, com sua obra de grande sucesso "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web" (3ª ed., 2000), os quais reconhecem que muito tem contribuído para o sucesso de suas idéias a própria experiência anterior no campo da ciência da informação. Cabe esperar que a interação e mútuo enriquecimento dessas diversas abordagens teóricas e práticas continuem e aumentem, provocando mudanças e aprimoramentos nos programas de pós-graduação em ciência da informação.

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