The use of information architecture guidelines by Australian libraries

Philip Hider; Sally Burford; Keith Ferguson

The use of information architecture guidelines by Australian libraries

Philip Hider, Sally Burford, Keith Ferguson

Libraries Research Group

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This paper reports the results of a survey which aimed to examine the extent to which the information architecture (IA) of Australian library web sites is developed with reference to documented methods and guidelines. It was found that a majority of libraries used either in-house or external documents, or both, but that the nature of these documents varied greatly. The extent of libraries' control over their own web sites also varied very widely. Although documentation was considered useful in some ways, respondents were more interested in developing the necessary IA skills and competencies than in standardisation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	VALA2008
Subtitle of host publication	Libraries / changing spaces, virtual places
Editors	Tom Denison
Place of Publication	Melbourne, Victoria
Publisher	VALA
Pages	1-14
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9780908478187
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Victorian Association for Library Automation (VALA) Biennial Conference and Exhibition - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 05 Feb 2008 → 07 Feb 2008

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Conference	Victorian Association for Library Automation (VALA) Biennial Conference and Exhibition
Country/Territory	Australia
Period	05/02/08 → 07/02/08

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