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The FAQ of IA
Who am I?
Today…
Roll,
honour,
award
Reports of
proceedings
Collection
search
CONFLICT
Equipment
type
War diary
Collection
search
Collection
search
Collection
search
Collection
search
Collection
search
BATTLE
HONOUR
UNIT PERSON
PLACE
EVENT
EQUIPMENT
Why can’t we just…
..arrange it by
audience
…arrange it by audience
…arrange it by
format
…pour the IA in
later
…pour the IA in later
… use search
… use search
People search for known item tasks:
People browse/navigate for unknown
item tasks:
they know what they are looking for
they aren’t sure what they are looking
for
they have a word to describe it they don’t know what to call it
they know when they’ve found it they aren’t sure when they are done
… the influence of Google,
and on-site search
…order it by
alphabet
…order it by alphabet
“I wish it was by alphabet”
Other illogical ‘best
practices’
Everything in 3
clicks
7+-2 links in
navigation
abstract is harder
than concrete
Content in one
place only
Avoid jargon
Avoid jargon
Running a card
sort
Why can’t we just…
…use a FAQ
it really does
depend…
Thanks :) you can find me @maadonna, or maadmob.com.au

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