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If you have a big list of ideas of what you want to put on your site but have no idea how you are going to fit them all in, then Information Architecture for the World Wide Web is the book for you. The main challenge for anyone trying to put a site together is not getting the data as such, but how to deal with it.
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web discusses the various ways you may want to organize your content and the problems that can arise with different organisation structures. A significant portion is devoted to making your site both more navigable and searchable. As you may expect, the underlying structure of your site plays a significant role in how easy it is to find specific information.
A well thought out site will be both easy to use and maintain with the flexibility to expand with future growth. Getting this balance right is never easy, but careful planning can minimise the need to make radical changes as your site grows. The book rounds off with how you go about putting the theory into practice while keeping everyone involved and informed during the development process.
If you intend to undertake a big site building project in the future, be sure to read the ideas in Information Architecture for the World Wide Web at least once. You could save yourself some costly mistakes further on down the line - so sort it out early if you get the chance!
- Readability: 3
- Reference: 5
- Reusability: 5
- Examples: 3
- User Level: All
- Score: 16/20
Chapter List
- What Makes a Web Site Work
- Introduction to Information Architecture
- Organizing Information
- Designing Navigation Systems
- Labeling Systems
- Searching Systems
- Research
- Conceptual Design
- Production and Operations
- Information Architecture in Action
Other Information
My review refers to the first edition of the book, however all links and cover art relate to the latest edition.
A sample chapter, Introduction to Information Architecture, is available from the O'Reilly Web Site. The contents list, book cover image and sample chapter are used with kind permission from O'Reilly.