Website Information Architecture Research Articles

Integrated ontology-based approach with navigation and content representation for health care website design

• Ontology-based approach is effective for developing a health care website with high usability. • Ontology-based website supports online seeker knowledge-acquisition tasks more effectively than does a text-based website. • Ontology can be used to found website information architecture of health care knowledge. • Navigational mechanisms incorporated with ontology can facilitate task-based wayfinding navigation. • Navigational and representational design mechanisms can be used to display contextual representations.

KEGIATAN HUMAS MELALUI WEBSITE TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN CITRA PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN ACEH BARAT

This study aims to analyze the information architecture, content,governance, website design, analyzing the image of West Aceh District Government,and to analyze how much the relationship of public relations activities through the website(website information architecture, website content, website governance, website design)towards the image formation of West Aceh District Government. Populationresearch is a website visitor acehbaratkab.go.id. Populationamounted to 261,943 people and by using Taro Yamane formula obtainedsample of 100 people. The technique of determining the sample using the methodpurposive sampling, and accidental sampling. Data collection of this studyusing questionnaires. The data collected is processed by usingcorrelation analysis to see the relationship of Public Relations Activities Through Websitewith the image of West Aceh District Government. The results foundthat the PR activities through the website of West Aceh which consists of architecturewebsite information shows good results, website content shows resultsthe less good, the website governance shows less good results, designthe website shows good results. The findings relate to the image of the Government of West Aceh of personality, reputation, value, corporate identity show average resultsnice.

Information Architecture of Web-Based Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes: Systematic Review.

BackgroundThe rise in usage of and access to new technologies in recent years has led to a growth in digital health behavior change interventions. As the shift to digital platforms continues to grow, it is increasingly important to consider how the field of information architecture (IA) can inform the development of digital health interventions. IA is the way in which digital content is organized and displayed, which strongly impacts users’ ability to find and use content. While many information architecture best practices exist, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the role it plays in influencing behavior change and health outcomes.ObjectiveOur aim was to conduct a systematic review synthesizing the existing literature on website information architecture and its effect on health outcomes, behavioral outcomes, and website engagement.MethodsTo identify all existing information architecture and health behavior literature, we searched articles published in English in the following databases (no date restrictions imposed): ACM Digital Library, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Ebsco, and PubMed. The search terms used included information terms (eg, information architecture, interaction design, persuasive design), behavior terms (eg, health behavior, behavioral intervention, ehealth), and health terms (eg, smoking, physical activity, diabetes). The search results were reviewed to determine if they met the inclusion and exclusion criteria created to identify empirical research that studied the effect of IA on health outcomes, behavioral outcomes, or website engagement. Articles that met inclusion criteria were assessed for study quality. Then, data from the articles were extracted using a priori categories established by 3 reviewers. However, the limited health outcome data gathered from the studies precluded a meta-analysis.ResultsThe initial literature search yielded 685 results, which was narrowed down to three publications that examined the effect of information architecture on health outcomes, behavioral outcomes, or website engagement. One publication studied the isolated impact of information architecture on outcomes of interest (ie, website use and engagement; health-related knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs; and health behaviors), while the other two publications studied the impact of information architecture, website features (eg, interactivity, email prompts, and forums), and tailored content on these outcomes. The paper that investigated IA exclusively found that a tunnel IA improved site engagement and behavior knowledge, but it decreased users’ perceived efficiency. The first study that did not isolate IA found that the enhanced site condition improved site usage but not the amount of content viewed. The second study that did not isolate IA found that a tailored site condition improved site usage, behavior knowledge, and some behavior outcomes.ConclusionsNo clear conclusion can be made about the relationship between IA and health outcomes, given limited evidence in the peer-reviewed literature connecting IA to behavioral outcomes and website engagement. Only one study reviewed solely manipulated IA, and we therefore recommend improving the scientific evidence base such that additional empirical studies investigate the impact of IA in isolation. Moreover, information from the gray literature and expert opinion might be identified and added to the evidence base, in order to lay the groundwork for hypothesis generation to improve empirical evidence on information architecture and health and behavior outcomes.

Electronic commerce and consumption: Semiotic scenario and information architecture in online stores

ABSTRACTThis work discusses changes in consumption patterns with the spread of electronic commerce, which started to demand new informational competences in commercial relations. We highlight the concepts of semiotic scenario and information architecture, analyzing the implications of such concepts in the structure of websites dedicated to electronic commerce. In addition, we describe a system for informational organization of the Brazilian e‐stores, analyzing the interactions between the e‐customer with the website's information architecture, along with the subjacent semiotic scenario to the business model.

고령층을 위한 웹 사이트 정보 구조 평가: 조직화 체계와 레이블링 체계를 중심으로

본 연구의 목적은 고령층을 위한 웹 사이트의 정보 구조를 조직화 체계와 레이블링 체계의 측면에서 평가하는데 있다. 본 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 고령자들이 비교적 많이 이용하는 국내 웹 사이트 한 곳(네이버)을 선정하고, 실험참가자들은 주어진 세 가지의 정보탐색 과제를 수행한 후, 사후 설문과 필요한 경우 추가적인 인터뷰를 통하여 총 74명의 실험 데이터를 수집하였다. 수집된 데이터는 SPSS Ver.20으로 통계분석을 실시했다. 연구 결과를 요약하면, 실험대상으로 선정한 웹 사이트는 정보 구조의 조직화 측면에서 실험참가자들에게 긍정적인 평가를 받았는데, 특히 콘텐츠의 체계적인 주제별 분류와 시간순이나 연대순 브라우징에 대하여 긍정적이었다. 또한 실험참가자들은 단어 레이블보다 아이콘 레이블을 더 잘 이해하는 것으로 파악되었고, 이는 실험참가자 개인의 학습정도에 따라 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

Automated Computational Cognitive-Modeling

The information architecture of websites is the most important remaining source of usability problems. Therefore, this research explores automated cognitive computational analysis of the information architecture of large websites as a basis for improvement. To support goal-specific analysis, an enhanced model of web navigation was implemented with a novel database-oriented approach. Web navigation was simulated on the information architecture of two large sites. With the improved labeling system of the information architecture, simulation results showed a significant reduction in navigation problems. The results of two experiments demonstrate that sites with improved information architecture result in better outcomes of user information retrieval. Our database-oriented approach is extensible, allowing non-goal-specific analysis, modeling of nontext media content, and analysis of the organization- and navigation systems of information architectures.

Combinación de logs internos y externos en la predicción de estacionalidad de búsquedas para el rediseño de webs

Effectiveness of longitudinal search analytics is studied, in the sense that search log analysis can be used as a tool to enhance website information architecture. A methodology of analysis is described, obtaining the seasonality of queries through the combination of studies on internal search logs (from internal search engines) and external search logs (from Google). Results show that a better information architecture produces better information retrieval results, both for external or internet search engines and for internal search engines

An information architecture approach to building a much better digital library

An information architecture approach to building a much better digital library

The Information Architecture of Behavior Change Websites

The extraordinary growth in Internet use offers researchers important new opportunities to identify and test new ways to deliver effective behavior change programs. The information architecture (IA)—the structure of website information—is an important but often overlooked factor to consider when adapting behavioral strategies developed in office-based settings for Web delivery. Using examples and relevant perspectives from multiple disciplines, we describe a continuum of website IA designs ranging from a matrix design to the tunnel design. The free-form matrix IA design allows users free rein to use multiple hyperlinks to explore available content according to their idiosyncratic interests. The more directive tunnel IA design (commonly used in e-learning courses) guides users step-by-step through a series of Web pages that are arranged in a particular order to improve the chances of achieving a goal that is measurable and consistent. Other IA designs are also discussed, including hierarchical IA and hybrid IA designs. In the hierarchical IA design, program content is arranged in a top-down manner, which helps the user find content of interest. The more complex hybrid IA design incorporates some combination of components that use matrix, tunnel, and/or hierarchical IA designs. Each of these IA designs is discussed in terms of usability, participant engagement, and program tailoring, as well as how they might best be matched with different behavior change goals (using Web-based smoking cessation interventions as examples). Our presentation underscores the role of considering and clearly reporting the use of IA designs when creating effective Web-based interventions. We also encourage the adoption of a multidisciplinary perspective as we move towards a more mature view of Internet intervention research.

Modeling Information Navigation: Implications for Information Architecture

Previous studies for menu and Web search tasks have suggested differing advice on the optimal number of selections per page. In this article, we examine this discrepancy through the use of a computational model of information navigation that simulates users navigating through a Web site. By varying the quality of the link labels in our simulations, we find that the optimal structure depends on the quality of the labels and are thus able to account for the results in the previous studies. We present additional empirical results to further validate the model and corroborate our findings. Finally we discuss our findings' implications for the information architecture of Web sites.