Summary
When information is stored for future access, it must be intelligibly organized, identified and related in ways that allow it to be retrieved and used by a person or machine. This is no easy task, especially when the amount of information and users within a particular domain increase over time.

With the increase of active users and variety in the modes of information interaction, the practice of information architecture is challenged with facilitating intelligently organized and related information. Solutions must consider the use of single or multiple devices, language and cognitive variability among users, and human behavior under various circumstances.

As a consequence, the practice of information architecture, as defined by DSIA Research Initiative, addresses the following areas of information behavior and use within the domain of information technology:

• Navigation of information
• Information organization
• Information relationships
• Managing information architecture over time
• Setting and maintaining IA strategy
• Research of IA trends and performance




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