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by Peter Morville (Author), Louis Rosenfeld (Author), Morville Peter (Author), Rosenfeld Louis (Author)
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In Chapter 6 of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, the authors discuss the details of good search-engine design. In a bitingly humorous segment, they analyze a Web site's search-page results: "Let's say you're interested in knowing what the New Jersey sales tax is.... So you go to the State of New Jersey web site and search on sales tax. The 20 results are scored at either 84% or 82% relevant. Why does each document receive only one of two scores?... And what the heck makes a document 2% more relevant than another?"

With a swift and convincing stroke, the authors of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web tear down many entrenched ideas about Web design. Flashy animations are cool, they agree, as long as they don't aggravate the viewer. Nifty clickable icons are nice, but are their meanings universal? Is the search engine providing results that are useful and relevant? This book acts as a mirror and with careful questioning causes the reader to think through all the elements and decisions required for well-crafted Web design. --Jennifer Buckendorff --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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Saul Wurman first used the term Information Architecture in his book of the same name. His book was mostly lots of really pretty pictures of media and webs compiled from a graphic design perspective; they were beautiful but never really dealt with the information end of things. Rosenfeld and Morville get it right. They show how to design manageable sites right the first time, sites built for growth. They discuss ideas of organization, navigation, labeling, searching, research, and conceptual design. This is almost common sense, which is often overlooked in the rush for cascading style sheets and XML. Essential reading for librarians and information managers who deal with the World Wide Web in any parts of their jobs.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great 2nd Edition Update, Jun 22 2003
By E. Griffin (Wilton, CT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a great book to introduce business people to information architecture, for architects to reinforce their skills, and for web designers to principles to apply to site design. The second edition has more information and is more in depth than the first, and is well worth purchasing.

The first three chapters of the book explore what information architecture is and what it is needed. Chapters 4 - 9, the "Basic Principles of Information Architecture" have the most substance. Several chapters bear reading several times, including:

Chapter 5: Organization Systems, Chapter 7: Navigation Systems, Chapter 8: Search Systems and Chapter 9: Thesauri, Controlled Vocabularies, and Metadata

The sections on Process and Methodologyactice, and Organizational fit are all good for people learning about IA, but may be too basic for anyone that does a lot of work or reading in the field. The Education Chapter is already out of date, which is to be expected.

IA for the World Wide Web is a great book, worth reading and worth hanging onto for reference or to use to explain the IA to others.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great foundational piece!, Mar 29 2002
By BURTON A BARGERSTOCK (East Lansing, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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Rosenfeld and Morville's book makes, perhaps, its greatest contribution by presenting its potentially intimidating subject in a way that makes it accessible to virtually any reader. This is no small task and speaks as much about the authors' gift for writing as it does about their technical knowledge. In my office, this book has become foundational reading and I recommend it highly to colleagues or anyone interested in the presentation of information through the web.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Execllent for every new hand on web design, Jan 23 2002
By CHENG HEI MUK (SAR China) - See all my reviews
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The book gives very detail explanation how a good web page is and presents all material in systemtic ways without include a lot of jargon. The case is usefull and well link with the topics of the book. It is a good reference book for person who would like to develop a website by his own.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time
I expected more from Peter.

The book shows that many still don't know what an information architecture is and how to use it.

Published on Jun 18 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too impressed
I was disappointed in this book, particularly because it has the O'Reilly imprint. It's too vague to be of much use, I thought. Not bad, but not very helpful, either.
Published on Jun 29 2002 by Hal Helms

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy-duty Web design
This book presents a thorough introduction to the concept of information architecture for Websites. Written by librarians who specialize in information retrieval, this book... Read more
Published on Nov 10 2001 by Erika Mitchell

5.0 out of 5 stars Still handy, and still unique
There's a reason all the famous web-design folks recommend this book. It's still about the only book that addresses the design of _information_, and it still does the job very... Read more
Published on Sep 24 2001 by John S. Ryan

5.0 out of 5 stars Rethink your website!!
This book is an excelent tool if you are creating or redesigning your web site. You will not read only about how a site can get a great apearence, but you wll know how to make it... Read more
Published on Jun 2 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A good resource
There are not that many titles covering information architecture. This is surprising if one considers how many web sites are poorly organised and constructed. Read more
Published on May 25 2001 by Christo

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent ideas on IA
This is another example of a book I wished I'd known about a year or so ago. I'm an amateur web designer and up until just recently maintained web sites for three different... Read more
Published on May 13 2001 by Todd Hawley

5.0 out of 5 stars You cannot design good web sites without this book
Louis and Peter defined what it means to be an information architect. And this book makes it very clear that good Web sites must be architected, not simply designed and not simply... Read more
Published on April 5 2001 by D. S. West

2.0 out of 5 stars The book was lacking
I don't know if it was just me but I didn't get the point of the book. The authors mainly introduced a bunch of concepts but they didn't do anything with them. Read more
Published on Jan 9 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to IA of content-driven website
This is a good book if you want to get into the field of information architecture. It covers some of the most important issues a information architect faces on a daily basis. Read more
Published on Dec 26 2000 by Won Sun Parque

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