InformationArchitects

"Object Orientation: Skills for Information Architects"

"Information Architects remove the mystery of technology for users, making the technology a byproduct of the total experience rather than a monster to frustrate, fight and possibly overcome. Information Architects master communication with users using various methods. They visualize connections between patterns, connecting the dots and thereby develop possible solutions not seen by the average developer... Detecting the more complicated, problematic and interrelated parts of the project is the hallmark of a skilled Information Architect. Accomplishing these tasks comes first, since their outcome affects the relationships of other, less complicated, but dependent tasks. Should the entire project prove unviable, this method allows for earlier failure detection. Hence, in the case of failure, less money will have been wasted."

Information Architects are concerned with the CyberInfrastructure.

IA Books:

• "Information Architects" 1888001380 is a book by RichardSaulWurman

• "Information Architecture and the Web" 1565922824 by PeterMorville and LouRosenfeld

• "The Anarchist in the Library: How Peer-to-Peer Networks are Transforming Politics, Culture, and Information" 0465089844 by SivaVaidhyanathan

IA Resources:

• Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture

• "Information Architects: Librarians in the 21st Century"

• Journal of Digital Information Management

• Reference to Other Resources on the Web

• Community Infrastructure for Information Architects (a weblog)

• TimBernersLee on "Design Issues: Some Architectural and Philosophical Points"

• AlexWright on "The Sociobiology of Information Architecture"

History of Hypertext:

• BillSeitz on the History of Hypertext

• WWW Beyond the Basics has a chapter on "The History of Hypertext"

People in the Information Architects Category

• DanielAtkins

• BillAtkinson

• TimBernersLee

• MichaelBernstein

• VannevarBush

• EricDrexler

• DougEnglebart

• PeterMorville

• TedNelson

• JamesTeng

• AndriesVanDam

• LouRosenfeld

• DaveWiner

• AlexWright

• JohnZachman

• See also:

• Information Science Pioneers Scrapbook published by the College of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina

• An article in Information Today entitled "Online Before the Internet: Early Pioneers Tell Their Stories" by SusanBjørner and StephanieArdito

• Others?

Librarians and Weblogs

• StephenCohen has Library Stuff dedicated to resources for keeping current

• JennyLevine has The Shifted Librarian My name is Jenny, and I'll be your information maven today.

• GaryPrice has the Resource Shelf Our searches are smarter than your searches.

• Others?

Librarians and Wikis

• MeatballWiki has a LibrarianWiki page

• Others?

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• Too much Information by JillThilmany "Organizing information—after gathering it in the first place—is the key to actually using it."