Information Architecture: Designing Information Environments for Purpose (Managing Information for the Knowledge Economy) [Hardcover]

Alan Gilchrist (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1856044874 | ISBN-13: 978-1856044875 | Publication Date: October 2003

Increasingly huge and unstructured information flow leads to overload and loss of control, and little attention has been paid to the broader issues of coherence and co-ordination of information. This book addresses these broader issues, which are the driving force behind the development of information architecture (IA). It starts from the perception that information systems and sources need to be designed within a framework, an architecture, which requires a detailed understanding of the function of information and the tools required to manipulate it within the organization. This involves undertaking continuous monitoring of developments in ICT.

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About the Author

Alan Gilchrist CMC MIMC HonFCLIP and Barry Mahon MSc are both Associate Consultants with TFPL Ltd, the leading international organization providing specialist consultancy, research, recruitment, training and conferences for the information and knowledge sector. The contributors Bob Bater Infoplex Associates, UK Marylaine Block independent consultant, USA Rob Davies MDR Partners, UK Cathy Day Essex County Council, UK Stella G. Dextre Clarke independent consultant, UK Mike Fisher The Neil Cameron Consulting Group, UK Janice Fraser Adaptive Path, USA Alan Gilchrist TFPL Ltd, UK Angela Greenwood knowledge management expert, southern Europe John Gregory United States Postal Service, USA Manfred Hauer AGI - Information Management Consultants, Germany Sabine Kruse Henkel KgaA, Germany Catherine Leloup independent consultant, France Liz MacLachlan Department of Trade and Industry, UK Barry Mahon TFPL Ltd, UK Ruth McLaughlin information specialist, southern Europe Jo Morris Essex County Council, UK Peter Morville Semantic Studios, USA Mary Rowlatt Essex County Council, UK Elizabeth Scott-Wilson The Stationery Office, UK Camille Sobalvarro PeopleSoft, Inc., USA Derek Sturdy Granite & Comfrey, UK Genie Tyburski Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, USA Amy J. Warner Lexonomy, USA Bob Wiggins Cura Consortium Ltd, UK.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Library Assn Pub Ltd (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856044874
• ISBN-13: 978-1856044875
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,981,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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