The four challenges of organizing information Flashcards

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Challenges of organizing information:

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Ambiguity:
Classification systems are made of language, and language is ambiguous: words are capable of being understood in more than one way..

Heterogeneity:
Heterogeneity refers to an object or collection of objects composed of unrelated or unlike parts. The heterogeneous nature of information environments makes it difficult to create a single structured organization system on the content.

Perspectives:
The fact is that labeling and organization systems are intensely affected by their creators’ perspectives.

Internal Politics:
The process of designing information architectures can involve a strong undercurrent of
politics. Politics raise the complexity and difficulty of creating usable information architectures.

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