When the Web first emerged, Web sites consisted of relatively small collections of static, text-only data. The complexity of today's Web sites reflects powerful new tools for developing and managing them. Scripting languages enable Web developers to manage large amounts of data and create customizable interfaces that respond to user needs, while information architecture techniques ensure that Web users quickly and efficiently locate information.
Information architects determine the functional and conceptual building blocks of a site.
Unlike Web designers who are concerned with typeface, graphics, and other particulars of constructing an interface, information architects create organizational and navigational structures that help people access information. American Society for Information Science. This Web site offers a variety of resources for information architects, including a list of conferences and events, a jobline, a schedule of nationwide continuing education courses, and an online bookstore. This site is intended for those who index print and digital resources. ASI offers both general information on indexing and materials of special interest to those who index digital materials.