To provide a richer, more dynamic learning experience, the workshop leader engages members of the audience in hands-on exercises and discussion. To conclude, Morville provides an information architecture research agenda, highlighting what we don't know about the subject and outlining possible approaches involving both business and academia, aimed at answering some of the most critical questions for the field. Metadata and taxonomies are the two major components that allow for quick, easy navigation and excellent search results, and when they are linked to well-formed data, they create the basis of successful sites. Several standards are in the process of being set and many techniques have evolved to help achieve these goals. Taxonomy management deals with the core concern of content developers and disseminators how to quickly convey meaning of a record or document so that it can be found precisely and accurately.
Ambiguity is the ever-present enemy of clarity.
As designers and developers of databases for over twenty years, presenters discuss techniques for building and managing vocabularies and metadata and define the various types of word control including rules for distinguishing among different word control formats. They also demonstrate an XML RDF solution for text management as an example of how these new standards can work together for an effective outcome. This workshop aims to paint an overall picture of the information available on different countries and how to find it. It also covers several industries and demonstrates how to find global information. Led by an MBA with an information research and consulting firm that serves domestic and international clientele, this workshop gives you the power to turn your research from a domestic base to include a solid international base.