Title: Information architecture : blueprints for the Web /
Authors: Wodtke, Christina.
Publisher: New Riders,
Year: 2003
Subjects: World Wide Web; Information organization.
Abstract: "Introduces the core concepts of information architecture: organizing web site content so that it can be found, designing web site interaction so that it's pleasant to use, and creating an interface that is easy to understand"--Back cover.
Contents: Introduction: Why blueprint a web site? -- 1. Gurus and rules: In which some people like to boss you around, when we know that's my job -- 2. First principles: Some rules of thumb, and some thumbing of rules -- 3. Balancing acts -- Users, technology, and business: In which we discover that businesses like to make money -- 4. Those people: In which we discover that asking users to read the mind of the designer is a waste of time, and we learn to read their minds instead -- 5. Sock drawers and CD racks -- Everything must be organized: In which we learn that a lot of stuff can be a bad thing, and organization can be a good thing -- 6. A bricklayer's view of information architecture: In which we learn to design our architecture from the bottom up -- 7. From A to C by way of B: In which we design a nice path for the user to get from one place to another, surviving such perils as shopping carts and pop-up windows -- 8. Eat me, drink me, push me: In which the subtle arts of the interface are examined -- 9. Making it all up, writing it all down: In which we learn that pencils make us smarter -- 10. All together now: In which we make a web site -- 11. Being effective: In which we learn that there is more to getting your job done than drawing a straight line -- 12. And in the end...: In which the ghosts of information architecture past, present, and future visit -- Recommended reading.