Re: Content Classifications / Taxonomies

These resources on information architecture look great - does anyone 
know of any other good related information on information architecture 
and taxonomies in general?

Thanks,

   -John

James Robertson wrote:

> 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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