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ANNOUNCE: Feature Article - Information Architecture of
Content Management
This issue of The Rockley Bulletin, the monthly free web magazine from The
Rockley Group, we take a look at the information architecture of content
management.
FEATURE ARTICLE: Information Architecture of Content Management
A key factor in any successful content management implementation is a
solid information architecture. Far too often organizations implement
content management without first identifying the needs of their authors,
without looking closely at their content to determine how it could be most
effectively structured to support user/customer needs, and without
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TECHNOLOGY CORNER: Searching vs Finding: Why Systems Need Knowledge to
Find What You Really Want
If you're frustrated by fruitless searches that yield too many 'hits' to
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STRUCTURED CONTENT: TAKE TWO - REPLAY - TUESDAY AUGUST 30 AT 2PM EDT
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