Information Architecture in OU Campus Brandon Scheirman, Software Trainer

Does Your Website Feel Like This?

Or this?

Agenda Information Architecture Tools in OU Campus Let’s architect some information! Q&A

What is it, and why is it important? Information Architecture, or “IA” How we structure the information in our website This means: Consistent locations for storing files Labeling and categorizing files for easy retrieval Taking the guesswork out of your website organization Why do it? Less ambiguity of “where stuff goes” Easier to find content Administrators don’t lose as much hair

How can we do it in OU Campus? We have LOTS of tools to help admins create good IA Controlling access to files and folders Naming conventions File size upload limits Allowed/Disallowed Extensions Tags Directory Variables Template Groups Using some (or all) of it

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Thank you. Brandon Scheirman outc18.com/surveys bscheirman@omniupdate.com outc18.com/surveys