Course Materials: Resources
There are many quality print and online resources related to information architecture. Those with an * have been identified as particularly useful.
Information Architecture and Website Usability Books
Badre, Albert N. (2002). Shaping web usability: Interaction design in context. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-72993-8. (Great book on usability)
Davidson, Susanna & Yankee, Everyl (2004). Web site design with the patron in mind: A step-by-step guide for libraries. ALA. ISBN 0-8389-0869-1
Information design (1999). Robert Jacobson (Ed.). Cambridge: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-10069-X (Background information on design)
Kristof, Ray & Satran, Amy (1995). Interactivity by design. Adobe Press. ISBN 1-56830-221-5 (Was written primarily for multimedia developers, but applies to web development)
Krug, Steve (2000). Don't make me think: A common sense approach to web usability. New Riders. ISBN 0-7897-2310-7 (lots of good examples)
Morrogh, Earl (2003). Information architecture: An emerging 21st century profession. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-096746-7 (Historical information about the foundations of this area)
Nielsen, Jakob (2000). Designing web usability. New Riders. ISBN 1-56205-810-X (consider to be 'THE' book on web usability)
Norlin, Elaina & Winters, CM! (2002). Usability testing for library websites: a hands-on guide. ALA. ISBN 0-8389-3511-7 (great for people working on library websites)
* Rosenfeld, Louis & Morville, Peter (2006). Information architecture for the world wide web. 3rd Edition. O'Reilly. ('THE' textbook in this field, often quoted by others writing about information architecture)
Wilson, Paula A. (2004). Library websites: Creating online collections and services. ALA. ISBN 0-8389-0872-1
Wodtke, Christina (2004). Information architecture: Blueprints for the web. New Riders. ISBN 0-7357-1250-6 (Good general guidelines)
Print Manuals
* Castro, Elizabeth (2003). HTML for the World Wide Web. 5th Edition with XHTML and CSS. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press. ISBN 0-321-13007-3
* Page, Khristine Annwn (2006). Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Training from the Source. Macromedia Press.
* Negrino, Tom & Smith, Dori (2004). JavaScript for the World Wide Web. Fifth Edition. Peachpit Press. ISBN 0-321-19439-X
Parnell, Ryan & Martinez, Joel (2003). ASP.NET Development with Dreamweaver MX: Visual QuickPro Guide. Peachpit Press. ISBN 0321146425
* Schulze, Patti (2003). Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004: Training from the Source. Macromedia Press. ISBN 0321213408
* Ullman, Larry (2004). PHP for the World Wide Web. Second Edition. Peachpit Press. ISBN 0-321-24565-2
Ullman, Larry (2003). PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide . Peachpit Press. ISBN 0-321-18648-6
Web Manuals
Another alternative is to right to Macromedia and make use of their many great resources for ASP.NET and PHP. THey also have some great manual.
Library Website Development Resources
Computers in Libraries
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/past.shtml
Frequent articles about web development
Innovative Internet Applications
http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/innovate.html
Links to ideas for innovative libraries.
Library Webmaster Resources
http://librarysupportstaff.com/4libwebmasters.html
Quality online resources for library webmasters
Library Web Manager's Reference Center
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/RefCenter/
Explore resources collected from listserv
HTMLW: How to Manage the Library Website
http://www.wiredlibrarian.com/htmlw/htmlfront.htm
Eric Anderson's page contains resources on service issues, management
issues, and technology issues.
Transforming Traditional Libraries
http://www.lib.usf.edu/~mdibble/ttl/Clustr1.htm
Great article on web development for libraries
Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians
http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/eric/papers/primer/toc.html
Great resources to writing HTML
School Website Development Resources
Building a School Web Site
http://www.wigglebits.com/
This website contains tips and guidelines for creating a school website.
Designing School Websites that Deliver
from FromNowOn
http://www.fno.org/webdesign.html
Lots of articles and resources
Information Architecture Websites
Boxes and Arrows
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/
Great resources on website design
Digital Librarian - Web Page Design
http://www.digital-librarian.com/web.html
Links to lots of web development resources.
Dr. Dobb's Software Tools for the Professional
Programmer
http://www.webreview.com/
This website provides lots of tools, resources, and articles for professional
programmers.
Findability
http://findability.org/
IASlash
http://iaslash.org/
A blog of research on IA. Specifically check out the IA Research Page.
Information Architecture Library
http://aifia.org/library/
Links to good resources
Information Design News
http://www.informationdesign.org/
News on information architecture
New Architect: Internet Strategies for Technology
Leaders
http://www.webtechniques.com/
Articles and resources for information architects
Useit.com: Jakob Nielsen on Usability and Web Design
http://www.useit.com/
Well known website on usability, web design, standards, and technical issues. Nielsen's Alertbox provides updated information on usability.
Semantic Studios
http://semanticstudios.com/publications/semantics/
Articles about information architecture and strategy. Lots of materials by Peter Morville.
Web Builder's Toolkit
http://www.crispen.org/web_building/
Links to many different areas such as clipart, fonts, graphics, and
HTML
Web Design
http://deblogan.com/design.html
A simple approach to design
Web Monkey: Web Development Resources
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/
Articles, information, and tutorials
Web Reference.com
http://www.webreference.com/
Lots of resources for web developers
Information Architecture Blogs
Elegant Hack
http://www.eleganthack.com/blog/
Louis Rosenfeld
http://louisrosenfeld.com/home/
Information, blog, and resources by this respected IA professional.
Peter Merholz's Peterme.com
http://www.peterme.com/
Jeffrey Veen
http://veen.com/jeff/
Focuses on user experience and interface design
Articles
Clyde, Laurel (April 1997). The School Library as Information Provider. From ITEC Virtual Conference.
Clyde, Laurel (2000). School Library Website: The State of the Art. From ITEC Virtual Conference.
Hagedorn, Kat (March 2000). Information Architecture Glossary. From the Argus Center for Information Architecture. (Download PDF White Paper)
Minkel, Walter (June 2000). Tis a Gift to Be Simple (From EBSCOhost, requires IUPUI login) . School Library Journal.
Toub, Steve (November 2000). Evaluating Information Architecture: A Practical Guide to Assessing Web Site Organization. From the Argus Center for Information Architecture. (Download PDF White Paper)
Whalen, Jan (March 2003). A Study of Library Web Sites. From JRULM.
Wurman, Richard Saul (1996). Information Architects. Peter Bradford (Ed). Zurich: Graphis Press Corp.
Electronic Discussions
Web4Lib Electronic Discussion
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/
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