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)

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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