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{"title":"A Comparison in Pursuit of “The Masterworks of Information Architecture”: Learning from James Joyce's Ulysses and Richard Saul Wurman's The City, Form and Intent","authors":"Dan Klyn","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420508","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420508","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>EDITOR'S SUMMARY</p>\u0000 <p>In a search for classic works on information architecture, Joyce's <i>Ulysses</i> and Richard Saul Wurman's <i>The City, Form and Intent</i> are each compared internally across different versions and considered in terms of content, context and user. Each author modified readers' experiences through changes in the content and physical form of their works. Wurman's 1963 work, a loose-leaf collection reflecting architecture through clay models of cities, was redone in 1974 with the same content but different physical presentation. Joyce's <i>Ulysses</i> was marked by variations across versions, with omissions, additions and typographic errors carried inconsistently through editions, leaving the author's intended meaning ambiguous. The context of Wurman's work was the very early stage in the author's career. The context of production of <i>Ulysses</i> involved composition, editing, publishing, correction and republishing across multiple channels, making consideration of the totality of the editions key to understanding the information architecture of the work. Users of Wurman's original print work exalted it, while users of a 2014 spin-off web project see it from a different perspective. Similarly, the user experience for <i>Ulysses</i> varies widely, depending largely on which edition is read. The analysis and internal comparison of the two works highlight the importance of both content knowledge and technical skill throughout any information architecture project. Whether they will serve as masterworks for the field remains an open question.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 5","pages":"27-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420508","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"101611360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"President's Page","authors":"Nadia Caidi 2016 ASIS&T President, Associate Professor","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420502","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>EDITOR'S SUMMARY</p>\u0000 <p>Change and renewal characterize ASIS&amp;T with new initiatives, programs and management developments to better serve the membership. The first ASIS&amp;T Regional Meeting, held April 15, 2016, at Rutgers University offered stimulating panels and showed student leaders' dedication to building the Association. Members' suggestions have led to featuring short video presentations by doctoral students on the ASIS&amp;T website and explorations into professional concerns and accreditation reforms. The ASIS&amp;T Information Architecture and Research Data Access and Preservation Summits thrive, rallying dynamic and important communities within the profession. ASIS&amp;T management changes include the plan to hire a communications officer to boost the Association's visibility and responsiveness to members and the pending retirement of executive director Dick Hill after nearly 30 years of service. Preparations for the 2016 Annual Meeting, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, are in full swing, including opportunities to bid Dick thanks and farewell.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 5","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420502","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137669451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Voice and Tone as Information Architecture","authors":"Kate Garklavs","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420506","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420506","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>EDITOR'S SUMMARY</p>\u0000 <p>Essential components of effective content design in information architecture are the voice and tone of written communications. Voice is a consistent reflection of an organization's unique personality and core values, while tone varies by context and immediate purpose while still conveying a larger meaning. Together, carefully crafted voice and tone help an organization connect emotionally with its audience and convey messages with the appropriate intent. Codifying voice in an editorial style guide helps ensure consistency in content and nurtures audience loyalty. Elements to consider in communicating through the identified voice include sentence length and type, use of modifiers, punctuation and formality of expression. Tone should be tailored to typical user personas. It is useful to link tone to situations, feelings and communication in a table, to test by reading messages aloud to oneself and then share with colleagues and actual users and to vary elements to achieve the desired impact.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 5","pages":"19-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420506","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"93170524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The DataQ Story","authors":"Andrew Johnson","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420509","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420509","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>EDITOR'S SUMMARY</p>\u0000 <p>Longstanding frustration about the single-purpose use of valuable data led author Andrew Johnson to a career in librarianship, a focus on scientific data curation and, ultimately, creation with colleague Megan Bresnahan of the DataQ project. Johnson's concerns about research data management being a silo within the profession were overcome with the realization that many librarians, especially those at smaller institutions, saw the need for effective curation but felt untrained and unequipped to deal with it. DataQ was established as a service and resource for library personnel to ask questions on data curation and learn through expanding group knowledge. Launched in August 2015, the project draws on a team of 15 editors and additional support members and has been widely and positively received. Funding by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Greater Western Library Alliance and others will help expand the effort to provide an important service to the library community.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 5","pages":"38-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420509","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107288527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ASIS&T Annual Audit","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420504","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The report from the ASIS&amp;T auditors on the 2015 financial statements is presented here and on the following pages.</p>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 5","pages":"12-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420504","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137669449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editor's Desktop","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420501","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Editorship has its privileges, and one of those has been the opportunity to preview and engage with our intriguing and valuable special section on information architecture (IA). In “How We Create Meaning,” Laura Creekmore, the <i>Bulletin</i>'s associate editor for IA, has brought together three very different approaches to creating meaning through design: organizational structure, voice and tone, and data presentation. Kate Garklavs and Victor Yocco &amp; Ashley Pulli offer practical expert advice on voice and tone and social math, respectively. And in a piece that pulls together two of his major interests, James Joyce and Richard Saul Wurman, Dan Klyn explores organizational structure in IA while considering what might constitute a masterwork in its practice.</p><p>As Nadia Caidi stresses on her President's Page, the ASIS&amp;T summits in information architecture (IA) and research data access and preservation (RDAP) are energetic and exciting events that emphasize practice in their respective fields, leavened with some more theoretical approaches. The special section described above deals, of course, with IA, but we have our regular RDAP Review column as well. In it Andrew Johnson describes the creation of the DataQ website to facilitate librarians who want to become involved in RDAP. DataQ is a service and resource for library personnel with questions about research data management and related topics.</p><p>In addition to reviewing some current initiatives, the President's Page also reports two important announcements: the Board's decision to create the post of communication officer and executive director Richard Hill's decision to retire after 30 years of service to ASIS&amp;T. No date has been set, and Dick will serve until his replacement has been recruited.</p><p>Dick is, of course, the publisher of the <i>Bulletin</i> and thus my manager at ASIS&amp;T for 20 of the 30 years he has served. If I tell you that Dick screens the <span>[email protected]</span> email address, winnowing out for me the important communications from you-the-reader or from potential authors, as opposed to numberless press releases and other stuff that comes there, you will partly understand the depth of my gratitude. But, more seriously, Dick has always been a source of common sense advice and ready, responsive support, which has made this job a pleasure. Both as editor and as a member of ASIS&amp;T for nearly 50 years, I wish him well and thank him for his part in keeping a steady hand at the helm and helping the Association survive and flourish.</p>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 5","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420501","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137669452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How We Create Meaning: Introduction","authors":"Laura S. Creekmore guest editor","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420505","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420505","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>EDITOR'S SUMMARY</p>\u0000 <p>The <i>Bulletin</i>'s special section on information architecture explores three noteworthy aspects of creating meaning and designing information. Kate Garklavs explains voice and tone in writing, discussing how consistently conveying personality and values can enhance the user experience in information architecture. Victor Yocco and Ashley Pulli explore social math as a method to inform through a visual story, making complex data understandable, meaningful and compelling. Dan Klyn analyzes two disparate works to demonstrate how internal comparison can shed light on the evolution and information architecture of a piece. The articles of the special section offer intriguing new insights into information architecture.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 5","pages":"17-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420505","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"94047969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Summer Elections Now Underway","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420503","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Each summer, ASIS&amp;T members have the opportunity to elect new members to the Board of Directors. In the election process now underway, members will vote for a new president-elect, a new treasurer and for two directors-at-large for the Board.</p><p>Please note that all eligible voters should have received special instructions from ASIS&amp;T executive director Richard Hill on how to access online ballots. If, for any reason, a member is unable to vote online or does not receive ballot information, please call ASIS&amp;T headquarters at 301-495-0900 or email <span>[email protected]</span>. Votes must be received by June 15.</p><p>Candidates for president-elect for the 2017 administrative year are <b>Lisa Given</b> and <b>Diane Rasmussen Pennington</b>. Candidates for treasurer for a three-year term ending in 2019 are <b>June Abbas</b> and <b>Michael Luesebrink</b>. Candidates for director-at-large are <b>Dania Bilal</b>, <b>Naresh Agarwal</b>, <b>Heather O'Brien</b> and <b>Hazel Hall</b>. Two director candidates with the largest plurality will emerge as winners. Biographical information is included for all candidates below; additional information, including their position statements and goals for the office, is available at the ASIS&amp;T website.</p><p><b>Lisa Given</b> is professor of information studies and a research fellow of the Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and Education at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Prior to moving to Australia in 2011, Lisa was professor in the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta (UofA). Lisa has served in university-level and national leadership roles, including as associate dean, research (Faculty of Education, CSU), as director, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (UofA) and on the Australian Research Council's college of experts. A past-president of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), she also served as secretary-treasurer on the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) board. Lisa completed her PhD and MLIS at The University of Western Ontario. Her research explores individuals' information behaviors, focusing on technology use, with funding from the Australian Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Lisa has served ASIS&amp;T in many roles since joining in 1996. She is past chair of SIG/USE, serves as ASIS&amp;T Chapter Assembly Advisor and is a founding officer of the Asia-Pacific Chapter. Lisa has delivered papers and panels at ASIS&amp;T conferences and was chair of the 2015 Annual Meeting in St. Louis.</p><p><b>Diane Rasmussen Pennington</b> (formerly Diane Rasmussen Neal) is lecturer (assistant professor) in information science at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. She earned her MS and PhD in information science from the University of North Texas, and she was assistant professor at the Uni","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 5","pages":"5-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420503","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137669450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"iSchools and Africa: Trends and Developments","authors":"Ruth Nalumaga","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420406","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420406","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>EDITOR'S SUMMARY</p>\u0000 <p>The movement from traditional library schools to iSchools reflects a revised approach toward librarianship and information technologies. For some institutions, embracing a more modern identity and disciplinary approach may be a matter of survival. An examination of library and information schools across Africa indicates that only one has formally adopted the iSchool perspective. Closer scrutiny of 10 other schools shows some shifts in curricular focus and positioning within institutions. Programs tend to be placed under departments of education, social sciences or computer science. The terms <i>library</i> and <i>librarianship</i> are giving way to <i>knowledge</i> and <i>information management</i>, especially at the graduate level. The variety of terminology and placement reflects ongoing philosophical and pedagogical shifts, though the iSchool emphasis on interdisciplinarity remains scarce.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 4","pages":"17-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420406","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"94218008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editor's Desktop","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420401","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Information science education is the focus of this issue of the <i>Bulletin</i>. Our special section updates the status of the iSchool movement while IA editor Laura Creekmore lists opportunities for professional development for information architects in her IA Column and ASIS&amp;T president Nadia Caidi includes ASIS&amp;T coordination with the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) on the President's Page.</p><p>Koraljka Golub, Joacim Hansson and Lars Selden from the Department of Library and Information Science, School of Cultural Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Linnaeus University in Sweden, are the editors of our above-mentioned special section “iSchools Around the World.” In addition to an interview with Ron Larsen, then chair-elect of the iSchool Caucus, the section includes articles generally covering information science education in Asia and Australia (Sam Oh), Europe (Mike Seadle) and Africa (Ruth Nalumaga). An additional article by Tatjana Aparac-Jelušic particularizes the discussion by reviewing the efforts of the Department of Information Sciences, University of Zadar, Croatia, to develop their degree and research programs to meet requirements for iSchool membership.</p><p>In the RDAP Review Kristin Briney from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries discusses strategic planning as a guide for making choices and choosing priorities in providing data management services.</p><p>Finally, beyond the coordination with ALISE previously mentioned, the President's Page as a whole is focused on ASIS&amp;T cooperation with other professional societies. In addition to ALISE, Caidi outlines plans with the Society for the Social Studies of Science, known as 4S, and the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP), efforts that highlight the expertise and services of information scientist professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":100205,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology","volume":"42 4","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420401","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137487421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}