E-Memory Choice Architecture: Modeling the Use Diffusion of Twitter Archiving System

Measurement of Web Information Architecture

As an architect, Wurman (1996) infused architecture with new meaning in the information environment, and coined the term information architecture (IA), defining it as “organizing the patterns in data.” A panel held at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in 2001 discussed measurement issues in information architecture; researchers and practitioners hold different views on two semi-independent dimensions for which information architecture can be measured: theoretical or practical directions and quantifiable or non-quantifiable elements. One of the panelists, Marchionini, took the central position and suggested that three criteria, namely granularity, tasks and people, determine the approach to measuring IA. Hearst’s position focused on matching the quantifiable IA elements with applicable theoretical framework and analysis methods. This study adopted Hearst’s perspective to conduct the research design.