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Information Architecture - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about best practice in information architecture design and application.
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- Information Architecture (Structure, Classification & Navigation) Standard
- Victorian Government departments/agencies must develop and maintain: a documented information architecture (IA) strategy which describes, justifies and provides a strategic direction for the IA of their portfolio of websites; and/or documented IA plans for each individual website within their portfolio.
Added: 30 November 2005
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- Information Architecture: Part 1 - Archive
- Resources about information architecture and information management and its relationship to egovernment.
Added: 20 December 2005
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- Information Architecture: Part 2 - Archive
- Resources about information architecture and information management and its relationship to egovernment.
Added: 20 December 2005
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- Internet Information Architecture Best Practice Analysis
- This document records findings from the internet best practice analysis activity conducted by the Information Architecture (IA) Strategy project team within the Web Domain Group, Department of Human Services (DHS). The best practices outlined in this document will be used as a reference point for the project team to help ensure the work produced by the IA Strategy project meets recognised best practices in the internet sector.
Added: 17 December 2008
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- Intranet Information Architecture Best Practice Analysis
- This document records findings from the intranet best practice analysis activity conducted by the IA Strategy project team in the Web Domain Group, Department of Human Services (DHS).
Added: 17 December 2008
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- SEO Siloing: Building a Themed Website
- Bruce Clay, 2010. "Search engines award top keyword rankings to the site that proves that it the best fit for the relevancy of a subject or theme that matches the user query. As a result the primary goal of SEO is to improve the website so that the site is about more than targeted keyword phrases – it is about the themes matching those keywords. More often than not, a website is a disjointed array of unrelated information with no clear central theme. Such a site suffers in search engine rankings for sought after keywords. Siloing a website will serve to clarify your website's subject relevance and will lay the groundwork for high keyword rankings. It is a core building block for search engine optimization and is normally an advanced topic..."
Added: 7 May 2012;
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- Back to Basics: SEO-Friendly Web Development - How Silos and the CMS Can Make or Break Your Site
- by Jessica Lee, Bruce Clay, September 27, 2011. "It's a problem we here at Bruce Clay, Inc. see time and time again in the Internet business community: poor information architecture and inefficient content management systems (CMS) are obstructing SEO. And while there are many aspects that go into a successful SEO-ready website, information architecture, or siloing, and a good CMS play a huge part in the way a site performs for the search engine, the way visitors interact with the site and the way site owners manage it.
Added: 28 September 2011;
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- Best Practices for Optimizing Your Navigation
- by Tim Ash. ClickZ, September 20, 2011. "Header navigation menus and sub-navigation menus are one of the most common ways of navigating through a website, therefore the most critical to optimize. There are many best practices you should adopt for these major navigation menus..."
Added: 21 September 2011;
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- SEO Smackdown: Information Architecture vs. Technical Architecture
- by Shari Thurow. Search Engine Land, September 2, 2011. "Since 1995, the costliest search engine optimization mistake I've encountered is poor information architecture. And when I tell a client that the core issue with findability is the website’s information architecture, my findings are immediately passed to the technical team. Inevitably, someone on the technical team kindly points out that the content is crawlable, and the architecture is fine. And since I don’t know Google’s algorithm, I must be wrong. Result? A whirlwind series of conversations that yielded bruised egos, a poorly architected website with little or no search engine visibility, and frustrated clients. How did that happen? Where were the disconnections and miscommunication?..."
Added: 8 September 2011;
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- An Information Architecture Story: Reshaping www.plainlanguage.gov to Meet Changed Needs
- by Thom Haller. American Society for Information Science and Technology - Bulletin, August/September 2011. "Have you ever asked, 'What do people do when they develop a site architecture – especially if there is little time and no money?' If so, this article's for you..."
Added: 8 September 2011;
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- Framing the Practice of Information Architecture
- By Nathaniel Davis. UXmatters, Published: September 7, 2011. "... Our IA recommendations should address more than a Web site's navigation and information organization and relationships. While these cover the basic concepts in the practice of information architecture, they represent only a part of the required effort. Management, strategy, and research are where information architecture goes deep to address the complexity of information domains in a sustainable manner. When your practice encompasses these, you'll be offering a more comprehensive perspective that adds value to your organization and the businesses you serve..."
Added: 8 September 2011;
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- From Tsunami to Rising Tide: How to Plan for a Successful Information Architecture Strategy
- by Nathaniel Davis. American Society for Information Science and Technology Bulletin, August/September 2011. "... For this article I will briefly describe three basic types of IA strategies as they relate to the natural state of a domain of information. To imagine the complex state of any of these strategies, simply imagine having to model the physical constructs of an information architecture for multiple modes... - Single-Domain IA Strategy... - Multi-Domain IA Strategy... - Cross-Domain IA Strategy..."
Added: 8 September 2011;
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- Categories, Facets - and Browsable Facets?
- By Jaimie Sirovich. UX Matters, Published: August 23, 2011. "In my explorations of taxonomies - especially taxonomies for ecommerce sites - the case I find the most frustrating is what I, for lack of a better term, have christened the browsable facet. All UX professionals likely know the following generalizations about faceted navigation: - Hierarchical category trees are good for making fundamental decisions—for example, choosing camera or camcorder. - Facets are good for deciding details and narrowing or broadening the scope of available options—for example: What resolution? Which brand? Users have become accustomed to using facets, which are usually to the left of or above products..."
Added: 24 August 2011;
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- Mini-IA: Structuring the Information About a Concept
- Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, June 21, 2011. "Summary: In a miniature information architecture, coverage of a single topic is chunked into units that are connected through simple navigation. In our course, IA 1: Structuring and Organizing Web-Based Information, one of the topics is "Mini Information Architecture." This isn't something that's often discussed, and several people have asked me what we mean by this term. The definition of mini-IA is simple: it's how you structure the information about a single topic, concept, product, or article. For example, the Alertbox column you're reading now has the simplest possible mini-IA — a single page, with a linear presentation of the information..."
Added: 15 August 2011;
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- Tree testing: an important step early in the web design process
- by Martin Rosenmejer, Webcredible, July 2011. "Websites can be nicely laid out and can even have well written content, but if the underlying information structure (otherwise known as Information Architecture or IA) is illogical, users won't be able to find what they're looking for and this can result in frustration and a disliking for the site. This is often the case, causing bad user experience and driving potential customers elsewhere..."
Added: 5 July 2011;
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- Comparing User Research Methods for Information Architecture
- By Jim Ross. UXMatters, Published: June 7, 2011. "In the old days, card sorting was simple. We used index cards, Post-it notes, spreadsheets, and buggy software—USort and EZCalc—to analyze the results, and we liked it! But this isn’t another article about how to do card sorting. Nowadays, there are multiple techniques and tools, both online and offline, for generative and evaluative user research for information architecture (IA), which provide greater insights on organizing and labeling information. In this column, I'll summarize and compare the latest generative and evaluative methods for IA user research. The methods I’ll examine include open card sorting, Modified-Delphi card sorting, closed card sorting, reverse card sorting, card-based classification evaluation, tree testing, and testing information architecture with low-fidelity prototypes. I’ll cover the advantages and disadvantages to consider when choosing between these methods, when it makes sense to use each method, and describe an ideal combination of these methods..."
Added: 23 June 2011;
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- Successful Site Architecture for SEO
- Posted by Richard Baxter. SEOmoz - The Daily SEO Blog, March 1, 2011. "... For me, great site architecture is all about improving how users and search engines find their way around your site. It’s about getting the best, most relevant content in front of users and reducing the number of times they have to click to find it. The same applies to search engines, by flattening your site architecture; you can make potential gains in indexation metrics such as the number of pages generating search engine traffic and the number of pages in a search engine index..."
Added: 15 June 2011;
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- 5 Steps to Building a Successful Site Architecture
- by Ron Jones. Clickz, June 13, 2011. "I have come across many website development projects that seem to focus too much on the visual aspects of their website before they put any thought into the structure and information flow. By just inserting information design, sometimes called information architecture at the beginning of your process, you can dramatically change your website's performance. The benefits of a successful site architecture will not only increase visitor engagement but it will help you attract more of the right visitors. This process will also lead to higher conversions..."
Added: 15 June 2011;
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- Tools for Facilitating Feedback on Prototypes and Wireframes
- by David Leggett. UX Booth, May 31, 2011. "... Also important is the ability for your clients or team members to leave feedback on said wireframes and prototypes. To keep the process quick, to the point, and a two-sided conversation, people have created a lot of clever tools and processes for discussing these early design stages. In this post, we take a look at some useful ways for for facilitating these conversations..."
Added: 2 June 2011;
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- How To Use Effective Navigation Labels for Search Engine Optimization
- by Shari Thurow. Search Engine Land, May 13, 2011. "One of the key components of a website's information architecture (IA) and corresponding navigation is an effective labeling system. Of course, as search engine optimizers, we understand that a website's labeling system should contain keywords. However, there seems to be confusion among search engine optimization (SEO) professionals, information architects, web designers/developers, and usability professionals about what constitutes an effective system..."
Added: 16 May 2011;
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