“EuroIA 2006 was a great success. I’ve dwelled a bit on the not-so-good presentations, but I’ll get back with details on the great stuff too.” (Stig Andersen)

“Most models of information seeking behavior look at more than behavior, they consider cognition which is quite natural for information activities, except that behavior and cognition are not the same.” (Andrew Dillon – InfoMatters)

“(…) there was little or no concession made for the multilingual nature of the event. The conference was conducted in English – which was just as well for me (there’s nothing like being in Europe to make you feel like a neanderthal for speaking only one language) – and understandable as English was the common tongue. Yet I couldn’t help but think that it seemed kind of strange that the proceedings were, well… so English.” (Leisa Reichelt – disambuity)

“I no longer identify myself professionally as an IA, that is to say, and I’m no longer so terribly interested in attending or presenting at IA-centric events.” (Adam Greenfield – V2)

“My recent presentation at Web Directions South on Informaiton Architecture for Web Developers is now here live online.” (Thomas Vander Wal)

“Collaborative iteration is the secret to getting to the right design solution. It’s embarrassing that we tripped up this way, knowing how many articles this site hosts on good process. We should have realized a contest was the very opposite of good collaboration.” (Christina Wodtke – Boxes and Arrows)

“When your website’s users consistently go to the wrong sections, you have many options for getting users back on track, from better labels to clearer structure.” (Jakob Nielsen – Alertbox)

“Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld are working on a third edition of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, the ‘polar bear book’. In order to make sure they include the best ideas and examples, they are conducting a series of community surveys. Five surveys have been completed. Many thanks to those of you who took the time to share your thoughts and insights.” (Information Architecture Institute)

“On the last weekend of September 2006 there will be a conference/retreat on information architecture in Sydney.” (Oz-IA 2006)

“The 2006 Euro IA Summit will take place in Berlin during the last weekend of September (30 September – 1 October). This year’s theme is ’Building Our Practice’.” (ASIS&T Euro IA 2006)

“Every field of social science has been integrating culture and meaning into their theories and methods – some more than others – and we as designers should be doing the same. To do that, we need a framework that takes these things into account as well.” (Bob Glushko – Doc or Die)

“(…) topics including information architecture, search analytics, print and online publishing, designing for usability, tagging, and microformats. We had a great conversation!” (Jon’s Radio – InfoWorld)

“Though it’s common practice, thinking of information retrieval exclusively as ‘search’ is an arbitrarily narrow way of framing an area of capability with strong impact on overall perceptions of user experience quality and effectiveness. In the long term, it limits opportunities to offer customers more effective solutions to broader and more fully understood needs that involve information retrieval, but are motivated by other goals. This narrow view is especially limiting for the user experience architect, as it implies an immediate focus on the search aspects of information environments.” (Joe Lamantia) – courtesy of donnamaurer

“Of course there is a great deal of relevant research, as can be said of any area. However, this relevant research is scattered across many disciplines and over numerous journals, using various names and taking multiple forms. Seldom does it establish an explicit connection to IA, let alone describe itself as IA research.” (Karl Fast – ASIS&T Bulletin June 2006)

“(…) choosing to be ‘remembered’ means different things on different sites. At one end of the spectrum, it’s like an automatic sign in, enabling full access to account/personal information. The other end involves little more than a username pre-fill, allowing for quicker sign in.” (Meg Peters – Boxes and Arrows)

“As information architects, the core of our profession rests on the analysis of information, the identification of structure, the creation of taxonomies and site maps, and the development of wireframes and user interfaces. These skills are well-honed, and we play a significant role in the design and creation of many systems, from websites to web 2.0.” (James Robertson – Boxes and Arrows)

“After much procrastination, here are all my recordings from this year’s Information Architecture Summit sessions. (…) I was sad to have to trash some of the recordings, but this year I sat with the trouble-making kids in the back, so the audio quality was not the best in many sessions.” (Livia Labate) – Much appreciated.

“Thanks to Livia Labate, you can listen to my closing plenary at the 2006 IA Summit. It will help you if you follow along with the PDF of my slides. I’m definitely proud of this talk, though I hate hearing all my uh’s and ‘um’s. Definitely something to work on. If you want to avoid the aspects of IA history that I dwell on and hop to the thesis, start around the 12:00 mark.” (peterme) – great talk peter!

“I had a great time hanging out with the DC-IA crowd this weekend talking about the sessions and experience of going to the IA Summit in Vancouver back in March. We unfortunately ran out of time and didn’t get to talk about all the topics we wanted to address, but there were very interesting and livelly conversations nonetheless. Here are a few recordings with our discussions; feel free to download and catch up.” (Livia Labate)

“It is true that RIAs make our jobs harder. But it is also true that they introduce some very exciting opportunities that can significantly improve user experience and flow. The Guided Wireframe Narrative technique allowed us to quickly and accurately articulate different design dimensions using familiar tools and techniques. If the job fits the technique, it’s a win-win.” (Andres Zapata – Boxes and Arrows)