April 12, 2002
MarkBernstein.org
 

Content and architecture

Peter Merholz takes exception to the conventional Information Architecture approach, grounded in library science, that treats "content" as an external force to be reconciled with business context and user needs. "A failing of current web site practice," he writes, "is that we treat existing content as a 'given' to be shoveled to users via the web site."