Re: Content Classifications / Taxonomies

Hi Angus,

Sounds like the field of "information architecture" (IA) is what
you are looking for. This has plenty of "best practices" and
practical techniques that can be used to design effective
classification schemes and site structures.

The resources library of the IA Institute is probably a good
starting point for further reading:
http://iainstitute.org/library/

You might also find the following article useful:
http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_whatisinfoarch/index.html

Cheers,
James

>Hi all,
>
>Looking to tap into the collective grey matter....
>
>Am looking for some good resources on content classifications and
>taxonomies; best practice & standards for classification of diverse
>content types (pages, articles, documents etc).  I am focussed on
>classification within a single system, but also giving consideration to
>interoperability.
>
>Any help very gratefully received.
>
>Kind regards
>
>angus
>
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