by:
Gilchrist, Alan (Editor)
Mahon, Barry (Editor)

Publisher:
Neal-Schuman Publishers
Published:November 25, 2003
ISBN:155570493X
Format:Hardcover
Pages:266

Description: From Book News, Inc.
This book is composed of 12 essays and five case studies, each exploring an aspect of information architecture, a nascent field that has not yet been fully defined. While detailed and rigorous, the contributions are not opaque to the non- expert and are readable by anyone with a casual acquaintance with computer networking and organizational terminology. The material is divided into four broad categories on the design environment, software environments, management of metadata, and the user interface. The book is aimed at anyone with an occupation that makes it reasonable to describe them as an "information professional."Copyright # 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Description:
This essential guide starts from the perception that information systems and sources need to be designed within a framework-an architecture. It then describes and analyzes the various components of this building process: the design environment; hardware, networks, and software; knowledge representation (including taxonomies, classifications, and thesauri); interoperability (including standards and markup languages); user interfaces; usability and findability; and prospects for the future. The roles of general management, computing personnel, and information professionals as joint owners of the information architecture are analyzed. Carefully selected synopses of how these techniques actually work underscore the importance of information architecture in the real world. This state-of-the-art guide will appeal to librarians, knowledge managers, and information studies students.