IA Institute announcements.

[Jeff Lash <jeff AT jefflash.com>]

Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture
--> http://www.aifia.org

The AIfIA newsletter is published every other week
(pretty much) and features news about what's new with
AIfIA and with our partner sites.

So let's get to the news!

---- WHAT'S NEW WITH AIFIA -- http://www.aifia.org ----


1) AIfIA JOB BOARD
Just launched -- a job board to advertise Information
Architecture and related job openings. Anyone can post
job openings for free, but you have to be a member to
view the listings.
--> SIGN UP FOR LISTINGS -- http://aifia.org/jobboard/
--> POST A JOB -- jobs AT aifia.org

2) AIfIA FACE-TO-FACE
AIfIA organizes a variety of informal Face 2 Face (F2F)
meetings to foster discussion and professional
networking. Membership is not required to attend these
events. The next AIfIA F2F will be in Portland, Oregon
(USA) on July 19. Details are available on the web
site:
--> SAT 19-JUL F2F -- http://aifia.org/calendar/000154.php
--> ALL F2F EVENTS -- http://aifia.org/calendar/

3) AIfIA MEMBER DIRECTORY
The AIfIA Member Directory is now available online! The
member directory provides contact information for AIfIA
members across the world for networking, local
get-togethers and learning opportunities. Access to the
member directory is only available to members, so if
you're not one yet, sign up today!
--> MEMBER DIRECTORY -- http://www.aifia.org/directory/
--> SIGN UP FOR ACCESS -- http://aifia.org/signup/

4) AIfIA INITIATIVES
Wondering what AIfIA is up to? Want to see how you can
get involved? The new AIfIA Initiatives page has a list
of all of the projects that AIfIA is working on.
--> CHECK IT OUT: http://aifia.org/pg/initiatives.php


---- WHAT'S NEW WITH OUR PARTNERS ----


-- IASLASH -- http://www.iaslash.org

Some good links that have been posted to iaslash in the
past few weeks:

So What Exactly is a Call to Action?
--> http://iaslash.org/node.php?id=7392

Federated Search overview
--> http://iaslash.org/node.php?id=7389

iaslash is daily news for information architects,
operated by AIfIA
--> http://www.iaslash.org/


-- BOXES AND ARROWS -- http://www.boxesandarrows.com/

Two good recent Boxes and Arrows articles:

1) Ten Quotable Moments: Challenges and Responses for
UI Designers
The following ten things have been said by actual
clients and represent common and very human reactions
to a new wrinkle in the process of building software:
design. By gathering these comments in one place and
sharing them widely, it becomes easier to recognize
them, so we can keep our calm and contribute to
effective software teams.
--> http://tinyurl.com/f560

2) Solving Mobile Challenges with Psychology-driven IA
As the field of information architecture matures, we
are beginning to understand the new challenges it
raises for wireless media. This article suggests that
some of these challenges can be best addressed through
an approach called ³psychology-driven information
architecture,² which bases design decisions and
solutions on the psychological profile of the end user.
--> http://tinyurl.com/f565

Read other recent Boxes and Arrows articles:
--> http://www.boxesandarrows.com/archives/2003_06.php

All previous articles by categories
--> http://www.boxesandarrows.com/archives/cat_index.php

Boxes and Arrows is the definitive source for the
complex task of bringing architecture and design to the
digital landscape.
--> http://www.boxesandarrows.com/


-- IAWIKI -- http://www.IAwiki.net/

What is the difference between an open and closed card
sort?
--> http://www.iawiki.net/CardSorting

Where are some good places to look for IA job openings?
--> http://www.iawiki.net/JobBoards

Looking for Recent Changes to the IAwiki?
--> http://www.IAwiki.net/RecentChanges

IAwiki is a collaborative discussion space for the
topic of Information Architecture. Anyone can
contribute, and there are no pre-registration hoops to
jump thru.
--> http://www.IAwiki.net/


-- ARGUS CENTER FOR INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE --
http://argus-acia.com/

An oldie-but-goodie from the ACIA:

Extracting Value from Automated Classification Tools:
The Role of Manual Involvement and Controlled
Vocabularies
By Kat Hagedorn

Automated classification tools can't solve today's
large-scale web and intranet indexing challenges alone.
Neither can humans. But solutions that integrate human
expertise with software products such as Interwoven's
Metatagger and Autonomy's Categorizer can provide real
value and savings. After a brief introduction to
automated classification, this white paper discusses
the benefits and limitations of manual, automated, and
hybrid approaches. It explores the opportunities for
leveraging controlled vocabularies and thesauri to
produce more effective indexing solutions.

--> http://argus-acia.com/white_papers/classification.html

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