A Brief History of Arrangement
A fantastic post by Patrick Lambe on a 'brief history of arrangement' which is in essence the difference between the art of arrangement and the science of classification -- the difference between magic and logic. Here are some quotes:
"The task of the information architect therefore is to find the arrangements that will be most instructive and useful for any given context of use. Arrangements, not classifications, are the primary name of the game.
This is what the taxonomist, even the facetted taxonomist, is apt to forget if overly focused on the analytical task of discriminating and describing according to fixed principles. Too much attention to the category infrastructure represented by your taxonomy can obscure proper attention to the contexts of use for the information and knowledge assets you cover, and this is why your relationship with the information architects is so important."
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