Information Architecture for Web Sites

Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:08:18 -0400
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Hi Everyone,

I thought this might be of interest to some of you.

Cheers,
Leo
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>Information architecture for websites: its more than "look and feel"
>
>Elaine Toms, SLIS and Ruth Blades, KnowledgeHouse.
>
>The visual appeal and impact of a website is but one aspect of website
>design. People need to do things like find information, purchase a product
>or submit an assignment to a professor. How well (or if) they accomplish
>those depends on three things:
>        a) how the information is organized and labelled,
>        b) the types of navigational aids provided for users. This, in essence,
>means how to make your site 'smelly' and how to leave breadcrumbs so that
>users can find their way around the website, and
>        c) the types of access tools and search aids which enable users to dive
>down through the labyrinth website structure.
>
>Using examples from the web, this talk will provide guidelines about how to
>design an appropriate information architecture for a website. Whether you
>are designing a site for your course, your program or department, this talk
>offers solid advice on good information architecture.
>
>This session, which is open to the public, is part of the Dalhousie
>University School of Library and Information Studies participation in
>Information Week. It is being held on "IT Monday", April 3rd, 2000,
>3:30-4:30pm in the MacMechan Auditorium.
>

_____________________________
Leo J. Deveau
Executive Director
Chebucto Community Net,
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Canada.
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