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Revolutionizing Information Architectures within Learning-Focused Web Sites

Revolutionizing Information Architectures within Learning-Focused Web Sites

Ramesh Srinivasan
Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781591405917|ISBN10: 1591405912|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781591405924|EISBN13: 9781591405931
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-591-7.ch010
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Srinivasan, Ramesh. "Revolutionizing Information Architectures within Learning-Focused Web Sites." E-Learning and Virtual Science Centers, edited by Leo Tan Wee Hin and R. Subramaniam, IGI Global, 2005, pp. 215-227. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-591-7.ch010

APA

Srinivasan, R. (2005). Revolutionizing Information Architectures within Learning-Focused Web Sites. In L. Tan Wee Hin & R. Subramaniam (Eds.), E-Learning and Virtual Science Centers (pp. 215-227). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-591-7.ch010

Chicago

Srinivasan, Ramesh. "Revolutionizing Information Architectures within Learning-Focused Web Sites." In E-Learning and Virtual Science Centers, edited by Leo Tan Wee Hin and R. Subramaniam, 215-227. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-591-7.ch010

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Abstract

This chapter points to the potential new information architectures hold in the design of virtual science centers. Science centers are treated as education-focused institutions and the argument is made that that extending the power of the science center as an educational platform warrants an answer to the question of how to share knowledge across the community of visitors without physical co-assembly. Two approaches toward information design are discussed: community-driven ontologies and social information filtering agents. These approaches are introduced within the context of two pieces of previous research and hold great potential when applied to the Web environment of the science center.

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