This is the story of Information Architecture's 'transformation' as written by GK VanPatter, co-founder of the NextDesign Leadership Institute.  The article covers how the Information Architecture movement split into Information Architecture, Experience Design, Information Environments, Information Findability and other movements.  The PDF includes blog comments and replies that were also circulating around this topic in the blogosphere.

David Rodriguez's Blog, where I write post in English and Spanish about usability and accesibility news

Peter Morville is widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of information architecture. 

In this Google Tech Talk, Peter explores the future present in mobile devices, search algorithms, ontologies, folksonomies, findable objects, digital librarianship, and the long tail of the sociosemantic web. Peter challenges us to think differently about the power of search - and findability - to redefine our sources of authority and inspiration in an increasingly digitized and networked information environment.

From Google Video (originally found on www.uxnet.org).  

Clifton reviews another new book on Information Architecture in Boxes and Arrows.

"New Web 2.0 interaction design can offer a lot of new suggestions for easier interactions, good use of white space and other glaring design solutions to the typically very busy space of information architecture. But, if you practice IA well, including some new Web 2.0 techniques, you can begin to create mental space as well as white space. Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design, a new New Riders book by Robert Hoekman, Jr., is a great place to find out how much mental space can be offered by your systems."

You can also download a sample chapter of the book from Robert Hoekman's website.

This is a presentation from Web Directions South (Sept. 28, 2006) on Information Architecture for Web Developers from Thomas Vander Wal. Thomas is an information architect best known for coining the term "folksonomy". He's also known for initiating the term "infocloud" and this is his webhome.

In this article from Boxes and Arrows, Milissa Tarquini (Director, User Interface Design and Information Architecture at AOL) discusses the myth about the importance of being above the fold or in the scroll-line.  The conclusion... "The biggest lesson to be learned here is that if you use visual cues (such as cut-off images and text) and compelling content, users will scroll to see all of it. The next great frontier in web page design has to be bottom of the page"

In this article from ESI Horizons newsletter, Chip Schwartz discusses his experiences with sitting for the first Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) exam in November 2006.  Chip Schwartz is founder and principal of Coresoft, LLC., a senior instructor with ESI International and the President of the DC Metropolitan chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis. 

This is a great overview of the topic of User Experience by Kevin Mireles.

This is an 11 minute interview with Chris Baum by Jeremiah Owyang.  Chris is the editor of popular IA webzine, Boxes and Arrows, and is well-versed in the industry. Chris can be found from his blog eXperience.

This is a 20 minute podcast from the 2007 South By Southwest (SXSW) Conference by Peter Merholz, who is co-founder of Adaptive Path.

"The world of business and product design is changing. In fact, we have seen a number of trends taking shape that we believe are all pointing to the end of "products.' There is a growing realization that we are no longer designing single, stand-alone, centralized, static things, web sites, or systems. As the internet and digital networks in general become more ubiquitous, more distributed, and more integrated in our lives, we're finding that it's hard to find a "product" that is not also, or even mostly, a service. These service design projects generally involve multiple touchpoints or channels (i.e. the web, mobile devices, and physical spaces, etc.), a focus on long-term relationships, and the need for consistent experience across throughout. In fact, consumers expect more variety, more control, more interoperability, more adaptability, and more consistency in experience than ever before. This has serious implications for business, design, and development."

More on Peter is available at this link.