- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (8 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1565922824
- ISBN-13: 978-1565922822
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 709,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 analyse 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 animation is cool, they agree, as long as it doesn't irritate 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
Troy Swanson, Internet Reference Services Quarterly, Winter 2001
The discovery of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web by Rosenfeld and Morville provided the necessary key to put the pieces together.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great overview of producing great web sites,
By Ian Simmons (isimmons@fish.co.uk) (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-scale Web Sites (Paperback)
I thought this book was an excellent overview of things to consider when building a web site - things that you need to do before cutting code. I read it when I first started consulting and leading teams on web site projects about two years ago and it really helped get me up to speed quickly.I especially liked the section on searching - because so many sites seem to do this badly. Essential reading for anyone involved in web site design, consulting, team leading, the lot!
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Generally Excellent, but needs colour,
This review is from: Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-scale Web Sites (Paperback)
This books is probably more useful to those interested in gaining a foothold into the discipline of Information Architecture rather than the casual browser.That said, it is well written in an easy style, and contains lots of information useful for any level of user. One beef, and it is major one: COLOUR!!! You MUST print books of this type in colour for the arguments to be effective. It is a primary consideration when organising web sites.
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Clear, concise and correct,
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This review is from: Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-scale Web Sites (Paperback)
This introduces IA to the non-IA specialist (your typical WebDeveloper), and goes into sufficient depth and web specifics for librarians, who are used to structuring large quantities of information.
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