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Tools for IA
Conceptual
- DENIM - SILK - Post-Its - OmniGraffle - ConceptDraw- MindMap
- Pen and Paper - Visio (and templates) - Storyspace - RFFlow - Graphviz
CardSorting - EZCalc - EZSort - WebCAT
Design
- InDesign - Photoshop - Dreamweaver - Illustrator - IsaViz - NorpathElements
Usability Testing
- UsableTools - UzillaLLC - ErgoLight
Content/Document Management- Interwoven - Blogger - MovableType - Vignette - Documentum - Zope - LIDOS
Information Visualization- ThinkMap - Knowledge Map - PiCoMap
Thesaurus/Taxonomy Design
- MultiTes - TermTree - MIDOS - a.k.a. - ThesMain - WebChoir - IC INDEX - CONCEPTO - TheW/THeW32 Web Statistics-WebTrends-Livestats-Analog
XML Schema-XML Spy-Notepad
So Many Tools!!!!!!
What do we really need??
Contextual Research with Users in their Environments
Discovery
Modeling User Behaviors, Structures, Systems & Needs
Sales
(impatient)
Blueprinting Concrete Solutions that Map to Real
ExperienceCust. Svc.
SubsiteSales
Subsite
CustomerExtranet
Shared Applications
Issues Tracker
FAQ D-base
Architecture
Consolidation of Models
Cust. Svc. Sales
Customers(confused)
barrier
Modeling Abstract Solutions
Cust. Svc. Sales
Customers
Collaboration
Consistent Information
Analysis
Organic Design
Cust. Svc.
(misinformed)
Customers Customers
(overwhelmed)
(lacking latest info)
!!
??
Search Engine: Vendor List
Search Toolswww.searchtools.com/tools/tools.html
XML Searchxml.gov/presentations/loc/xml_search_engine_vendors.html
Industry Reports from Forrester or Jupiter can provide you more information about the industry and market leaders.
Search Engine: Factors for Consideration
• How soon do you need it? (time)
• What resources are available? (financial, hardware, & technical skills)
• Will this be for an intranet, file system, or internet sites?
• Identify requirements(business, technical, user interface)
More information on factors for consideration:www.searchtools.com/guide/index.htmlwww.suntek.com.hk/articles/se-checklist.html
Classification: Vendor List
IA Wiki www.iawiki.net/CategoryOntology
Montague Institute www.montague.com/review/starnes.html
Search Tools www.searchtools.com/info/classifiers-tools.html
Thesaurus Design Toolswww.iawiki.net/ThesaurusDesignTools
Willpower Information – Thesaurus Management Softwarewww.willpower.demon.co/uk/thestabl.htm
XML.com: www.xml.com/2002/11/06/Ontology_Editor_Survey.html
Classification/Taxonomy: Factors for Consideration
• How soon do you need it? (time)
• How will it be used at your organization? (indexing, controlled vocabulary, search/browse)
• How many terms and how deep or wide? (scope)
• How will this be implemented? (search engine, content management system, database system)
• There will be different types of tools at what part of the process? (term mining, structuring, implementation)
http://www.iawiki.net/ToolsAndForms