title: Information architecture: looking ahead
abstract: It may be a bit strange to consider where the field of information architecture (IA) is headed. After all, many would argue that it's too new to be considered as a field at all, or that it is mislabeled, and by no means is there a widely accepted definition of what information architecture actually is. Practicing information architects probably number in the thousands, and this vibrant group is already building various forms of communal infrastructure, ranging from an IA journal and a self-organizing "library" of resources to a passel of local professional groups and degree-granting academic programs. So the profession has achieved a beachhead that will enable it to stabilize and perhaps even grow during these difficult times
keyphrases: information architecture information architects communal infrastructure local professional groups degree-granting academic programs