Category Archives: Information Architecture

Information Architecture

‘Innovation from product to production’ at the STM E-Production Seminar

January 13, 2010 – 1:12 pm

Written and delivered in partnership with Andrea Powell from CABI, this presentation is a case study of lessons drawn from the CAB Direct project, and highlights issues which are relevant across the board for publishers delivering online content. This includes looking at how to maximise value in the design of taxonomies and coding systems, how designing and [...]

By Richard Padley | Also posted in Access and identity management, E-books, Project Management, Publishing business models, Search, Technology | Post a comment | 0 comments

Search Engine Optimisation for Online Publishing

November 9, 2009 – 4:27 pm

Search Engine Optimisation is a crucial part of any web strategy. Optimisation techniques involve helping search engines to accurately read and index the information on your site and deliver it to potential users through search results. The best techniques do this while with no impact on the user’s experience of the site. Here’s a review [...]

By Liam Sheerin | Also posted in Online Publishing Market, Search | Post a comment | 1 comment

Web accessibility for online publishing sites

September 3, 2009 – 3:01 pm

What exactly do we mean by ‘accessibility’? It’s not easy to define, since the term can cover many areas and aspects of a resource or product. But when it comes to web sites, “web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the web”.  (definition courtesy of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative). Simple as that. [...]

By Nik Afentoulis | Also posted in Technology | Post a comment | 2 comments

Shibboleth and OpenID usability problems

August 11, 2009 – 1:25 pm

Federated authentication systems such as Shibboleth and OpenID exist to solve identity management problems but they both suffer from similar usability problems when users login and logout.

By Richard Padley | Also posted in Online Publishing Market, Technology | Post a comment | 6 comments

Seven attributes of effective project management

August 4, 2009 – 5:21 pm

Delivering web publishing projects requires the careful coordination of a range of skill sets. There are the developers, who focus on technical challenges; the designers, information architects and QA testers, who primarily focus on addressing end-users’ needs; and of course there is the client team, whose prime focus is on business benefits. Meanwhile, the Project [...]

By Andrew Grimes | Also posted in Project Management, Technology | Post a comment | 2 comments

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