Information Architecture

Information architecture (IA) is the structural design of shared information environments; the art and science of organizing and labelling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability; and an emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design, architecture and information science to the digital landscape.

• Helps users find, trust and understand information

• Taxonomy
• Knowledge Management
• Information Management
• User experience (UX)
• Metadata
• Navigation
• Search results
• Organization of Information Resources
• Hubsites - SharePoint

Areas:

• Classification and Hierarchy
• Labels and Tagging
• Navigation and Wayfinding
• Search

Snippet from Wikipedia: Information architecture

Information architecture is the structural design of shared information environments, in particular the organisation of websites and software to support usability and findability.

The term information architecture was coined by Richard Saul Wurman. Since its inception, information architecture has become an emerging community of practice focused on applying principles of design, architecture and information science in digital spaces.

Typically, a model or concept of information is used and applied to activities which require explicit details of complex information systems. These activities include library systems and database development.

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