Taxonomies as part of "content choreography"

Earley and Associates has webinars to help in thinking about design of information management systems to control information overload.

The email announcing these gave an overview of tools.

"This so-called "information overload" problem will be solved in the same way - by creating lists, classification structures, bibliographies, reference materials and all sorts of dynamic, curated content. The best web sites have the capability of anticipating what users need and assembling that content dynamically - something we refer to as "content choreography" - the ability to coordinate, weave and present content into new information products and services based on the needs of a diverse set of users all operating on the site at the same time. And of course, to combine, curate, and choreograph content effectively requires metadata, taxonomies, consistent organizing principles tuned to audience, task and problem."

It beings with Taxonomy and Master Data Management (June 23)

Alex Wright talks about Glut

The History of Information Architecture - "Listen as Gartner analyst Whit Andrews speaks with Alex Wright - information architect for the New York Times - about his recent book, Glut."

Information is Overwhelming

National Workplace Survey Reveals American Professionals Overwhelmed, Headed for “Breaking Point” LexisNexis press release (Feb 26)

LexisNexis survey of 650 US white-collar and knowledge workers points to information overload

+ more than 70% of 10 U.S. white-collar workers feel inundated by information at work

+ more than two in five say "they're headed for an information "breaking point"

+ "62 per cent said they spend a lot of time sifting through irrelevant information to find what they need"

+ "68 per cent wish they could spend less time organizing information and more time using it"

+ white-collar workers spend on average 7.89 hours each day "conducting research, attending meetings and searching for previously created documents".

+ 68% would like to spend less time "finding and organizing information and more time using it".

Also see "The High Cost of Not Finding Information", Stephen Abram, Stephen's Lighthouse (Mar 4)