Definitions for ‘Information Architecture’ from the Web (Google Labs)

“As the field of information architecture matures, we are beginning to understand the new challenges it raises for wireless media. This article suggests that some of these challenges can be best addressed through an approach called ‘psychology-driven information architecture’ (PDIA), which bases design decisions and solutions on the psychological profile of the end user.” (Oded Napchi – Boxes and Arrows)

“I interviewed Victor Hsu at Axure software, who are developing a tool that provides a central modelling and documentation environment for information architects called Ubiquity RP.” (Peter van Dijck)

“The AIfIA Job Board serves as a clearinghouse for position postings relating to information architecture and more broadly to information design, interaction design, and HCI.” (Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture)

Information Architecture for Building a Digital Library (Lillian Woon Gassie) – courtesy of iaslash

“Just collecting a bunch of links on the topic…” (Victor Lombardi)

“(…) creating consistent and functional systems for navigation, graphics, page layout and title languages so that the user knows where to go, what to do, and encourages them to return.” (Kelly Goto – GotoMedia)

“When the center opened in 1970, it was unlike other major industrial research laboratories; its work wasn’t tied, even loosely, to its corporate parent’s current product lines. And unlike university research laboratories, PARC had one unifying vision: it would develop ‘the architecture of information.'” (Stanford and Silicon Valley Archives Project) – courtesy of jack johnson

“Towards standard methods and metrics for evaluating IA” (AIfIA) – courtesy of column two

– “With IA Summit #5 now in view, IA may be mainstream or mature – and I have suspicions which of these comes first. ” (Andrew Dillon – ASIS&T Bulletin June/July 2003)

“(…) I would like to explore the relationship between deliverables and methodology. Unfortunately, this calls for a definition of IA methodology, which may challenge the definition of IA as the hardest question in our field.” (Dan Brown – Boxes and Arrows)

“(…) I’ve been thinking about structured content a lot lately. Here are some thoughts (some extremely basic).” (Peter van Dijck)

“Scenarios and personas are hot tools for software design and information architecture. (…) in the world of design scenarios, laptops are never forgotten on the roofs of Audi station wagons. A well-loved scenario thrives on deception.” (Cathy Marshall – TEKKA)

“(…) the practice of information architecture remains primarily an institutional endeavor, driven by the needs of corporations, governments, and educational institutions. Today’s information architects are the heirs of yesterday’s scribes, clerks, and clerics: laboring to acquire, store, and disseminate knowledge for the sake of humanity, but ultimately in the service of institutions.” – (Alex Wright – Boxes and Arrows)

“(…) a quick survey of the available literature on linking and searching. We organized our findings into a series of observations and guidelines that may be helpful to designers dealing with similar issues.” – (Bob Bailey – Web Usability) – courtesy of guuui

“The IA translation project (aka Tia) aims to provide tools and support for translation of materials related to information architecture.” (Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture)

“This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all topics of conversation, merely a peek into some important topics of discussion for those who did not attend.” (Jeff Lash – Digital Web Magazine)

“The paper presents the case of ongoing efforts to develop and test generalizable user interfaces that provide interactive overviews for large-scale Web sites, portals, and other partitions of Web space. The interfaces are called Relation Browsers (RB) because they help people explore the relationships across different attribute sets, thus enabling understanding the scope and extent of the corpus through active exploration of different ‘slices’ defined by different attribute value juxtapositions. The RB concept is illustrated through discussion of six iterations over a five year period that included laboratory usability studies, a field test, and implementations with a variety of data management problems. The current application to design concepts in a digital government setting is discussed, and the concept of the RB as the basis for an interface server is presented.” (Gary Marchionini and Ben Brunk – Journal of Digital Information 4.1)