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Category: Information Architecture

  • When Do I Need A New Content Type?

    Knowing when to create a new content type is part science and part art. Here are the major technical points you’ll want to consider when designing SharePoint information architectures.

  • Demystifying the Enterprise Keywords Column

    In this post I walk through the often misunderstood enterprise keywords column in SharePoint. By the end its utility and importance will hopefully translate into its use on your next project.

  • Typical Intranet Content For Planning and Design

    No matter what technology trends come and go, the core content types on intranets stay remarkably consistent. A reference checklist for planning and design.

  • Visual Demonstration of Folders vs. Metadata for Classification

    A video walkthrough showing why metadata and content types beat folders for classifying content in SharePoint.

  • Upcoming IA Webinars with MetaVis

    Two webinars with MetaVis on information architecture design for SharePoint migrations, covering file share moves and upgrade cleanups.

  • Sample Information Architecture Design Process for Migration

    A walkthrough of a fictional file share migration into SharePoint, focused on the questions and decisions behind building a proper information architecture.

  • Sample MindMap for SharePoint Taxonomies

    A MindManager template for documenting SharePoint taxonomies visually, covering content types, columns, term stores, and site structures.

  • SharePoint 2010 Wireframes

    Low-fidelity Visio wireframe templates for SharePoint 2010 team sites and My Sites, free to download and use on your next project.

  • Making DHTML Menus Suck Less

    Most DHTML menus are a band-aid for bad information architecture. If you must use one, at least make it less painful.

  • SharePoint 2010 and Folders

    SharePoint 2010 finally bridges the gap between folder and metadata camps with folder-level metadata, filtered views, and metadata navigation.