if we think of people as being task (or activity) focused, we want to provide an “information scent” that will lead users to the information that they are looking for.
why?
progressive disclosure
is an interaction design technique that sequences information ... across several screens in order to reduce feelings of overwhelm for the user.
by disclosing information progressively, you reveal only the essentials and help the user manage the complexity of feature-rich sites...
Metadata & Search vs Tagging & Related Asset Listings
Firstly I had a very real problem looking for a solution & I had embarked on using Tagging & Related Asset Listings, but were unhappy with the result (& were told so as well).
I critiqued these two mechanisms (twice) to weight up the feasibility of each of the two mechanisms.
There are a great number of disadvantages with Tagging & Related Asset Listing, & only one real significant advantage.
Metadata & Search
This meme was created by Tait Electronics & Squiz NZ
This meme uses;
A controlled vocabulary (the Thesaurus Asset)
Metadata Schema (several usually)
Paint Layouts
Search Pages (with stored searches)
If & when I say tagging/labelling I mean the metadata type, not the MySource Matrix tagging. (& not the folksonomy type either)
lets have a story
'cause I like stories ;-)
Narrator
let's start with a user
Narrator
…he needs a goal
Kathy
hey Julian, how'd you like to come to the Squiz conference in Melbourne?
Julian (thinking)
“travel!”
hmm, OK. what do I do now?
Kathy
great! first you'll need to register
Julian (thinking)
“register?!?”
Narrator
Goal: get to Squiz conference
First Task: register for conference
Remaining Tasks:
get tickets
sort out travel insurance
book hotel
renew passport
???
Julian
Registering for conference
so, do we
have any info on conferences ?
Julian
Registering for conference
Wow!
we have a page on that
Registering for conference. But wait, ... there's more
Related Topics
inc. Travel Insurance
Related Documents
Julian
Travel insurance !?
Hey! how did
they know I would need that ?!?
Julian
& Travel :-)
Oh, there's
a whole lot'a goodies here
Topic:
Travel
Related Topics:
Allowances
Conference Registrations
Credit Cards
Foreign Currency
GST
Koha/Donation
Travel Insurance
Topic:
Travel
Related Topics:
Allowances
Conference Registrations
Credit Cards
Foreign Currency
GST
Koha/Donation
Travel Insurance
Jess
I'd like to edit the finance web pages, how do I do it?
Julian
It's easy! I'll show you
Julian
Adding & editing the content
- via the simple edit interface
See this
is easy!
Julian
Adding & editing the content
- via the simple edit interface
No creating
links!
can't go live
without one
things to do
read my tutorial (& ask questions if you need to)
start small with a nice easy area
pick off an area of your site that groups content together nicely
start from the bottom & work your way up the hierarchy of the site
things to watch
don't re-create the left navigation
make a global schema once you get a couple of areas going
terms/topics in one area of the business mean different things in other areas
some content is not meant to be found (I'm not kidding!)
where to from here
weighting of the topics/related topics
possibly with some sort of Likert scale (1 to 5)
farming the relevance from some sort of web analytics
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.
