> Bruce Gilbert > can someone give me a good explanation on what information > acrhitecture is as it relates to web standards?
IA is a completely separate discipline, which - to be honest - has nothing to do with web standards (so don't be surprised if this thread gets closed fairly quickly). To over-simplify: IA looks at how to structure and organise your data/information; even more boiled down: what's your site's navigation like, what bits should you have on your pages, etc. IA crosses over and intertwines with usability. A quick google brings up a useful collection by Jesse James Garrett http://www.jjg.net/ia/ Patrick ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Webmaster / University of Salford http://www.salford.ac.uk ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************