Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, Second Edition

Directories

When something is “comprehensive,” that typically means it covers everything on a particular domain. However, in the case of comprehensive directories on the Web, comprehensive is a relative term; there are no absolutes. No single site covers every resource related to information architecture. And if one tried, no business model could support its ongoing maintenance.

So, while there are a few directories of information architecture resources, none will provide you with everything. Instead, it’s a good idea to regularly visit multiple directories to find information about the field.

Argus Center for Information Architecture IA Guide

http://argus-acia.com/ia_guide/

The ACIA’s collection grew out of the bibliography from this book’s first edition. Organized by author, title, and subject, the guide contains over 200 annotated resources. Unfortunately, with the demise of Argus, the guide is no longer being updated. So you’ll find it highly useful for resources created before the spring of 2001.

The IAwiki

In the fall of 2001, Eric Scheid and Victor Lombardi established the IAwiki as a “collaborative discussion space for the topic of Information Architecture.” Think of the IAwiki as a wonderful shared collection of hyperlinked, annotated bookmarks that anyone can add to, modify, or delete, regardless of who they are. (You can learn more about wikis from the original wiki—http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?FrontPage.) Of course, this is good and bad. The IAwiki is self-propagating, packed ...