Transcript Taxonomies & Classification for Organizing Content

-What are the taxonomies and classification structures
for organizing content?
- The process of design
- Developing a structure
- Language
-Considerations of organizing content
-Case Studies
-Conclusion
- Taxonomy when used in IA refers to the
hierarchical arrangement of categories
within the website
- Hierarchical arrangement fits users mental models
- Before, during, & after research phase
- Most likely commit near the beginning
of the design process
- Research
- Users
-Comparison
- Content…
-Databases, metadata, and
hypertext allows for navigation
across the hierarchical structure
-Faceted vs. Single
-Single focuses on one
taxonomy
-Faceted focuses on multiple
taxonomies
- Each organization is different and may require
different strategies of content organization
-Best for users to have multiple access points
to content
- Finding out about the long-term maintenance
and goals of the website
Italy
Cow
Diary
New World
Old World
hard
Germany
Goat
Mexico
fresh
Buffalo
Switzerland
Cheese
soft
aged
vegan
Greece
animal
United States
France
England
Cheese
animal
small
soft
hard
source
source
vegan
Vegan
large
Animal
small
Narrow
large
Cheese
Switzerland
England
France
Germany
Mexico
US
Greece
Italy
Broad
* If your site is expected to grow it is best to use this structure *
Cheese
animal
Goat
Buffalo
*REGION*
Cow
Old World
New World
Multidimensional hierarchical website
* Databases, metadata, and hypertext make it easier
to allow for horizontal access across the structure *
The taxonomies, or hierarchical content
organization, of a website develops at
the beginning of the architecture process
and is affected by research, language,
content, and company structure.