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Ambient Findability

by Peter Morville

September 2005

Intermediate to advanced

204 pages

6h 13m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Organization of This BookSafari EnabledContacting the AuthorContacting O’ReillyAcknowledgments
1.1. Definition1.2. Information Literacy1.3. Business Value1.4. Paradise Lost
2.1. All Creatures Great and Small2.2. Human Wayfinding in Natural Habitats2.3. Maps and Charts2.4. The Built Environment2.5. Wayfinding in the Noosphere2.6. The Web2.7. The Baldwin Effect
3.1. Defining Information3.2. Information Retrieval3.3. Language and Representation3.4. The People Problem3.5. Information Interaction
4.1. Everyware4.2. Wayfinding 2.04.3. Findable Objects4.4. Imports4.5. Exports4.6. Convergence4.7. Asylum
5.1. Marketing5.2. Design5.3. Findability Hacks5.4. Personalization5.5. Ebb and Flow
6.1. Us and Them6.2. The Social Life of Metadata6.2.1. Taxonomies6.2.2. Ontologies6.2.3. Folksonomies6.2.4. Networks6.3. Documents6.3.1. The Shape of Information6.3.2. Antelopes as Boundary Objects6.3.3. The End of Data6.4. A Walk in the Park
7.1. Bounded Irrationality7.2. Informed Decisions7.3. Network Culture7.4. The Body Politic7.5. Information Overload7.6. Graffiti Theory7.7. Sources of Inspiration7.8. Ambient Findability

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About the Author

Peter Morville is president of Semantic Studios, an information architecture, user experience, and findability consultancy. For over a decade, he has advised such clients as AT&T, IBM, Microsoft, Harvard Business School, Internet2, Procter & Gamble, Vanguard, and Yahoo. Peter is best known as a founding father of information architecture, having co-authored the field's best-selling book, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web. Peter serves on the faculty at the University of Michigan's School of Information and on the advisory board of the Information Architecture Institute. He delivers keynotes and seminars at international events, and his work has been featured in major publications including Business Week, The Economist, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal. You can contact Peter Morville by email (morville@semanticstudios.com). You can also find him offline at 42.2 N 83.4 W or online at semanticstudios.com and findability.org.