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Many Web professionals consider content inventories critical parts of most projects. Are there certain specific things to look for during a content inventory? Fred Leise definitely thinks so. He proposes a set of content analysis heuristics and discusses how to utilize each one.
Leise, Fred. Boxes and Arrows (2007). Articles>Content Management>Taxonomy>Heuristic Evaluation
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Improving Usability with a Website Index
Indexes are important information-finding tools that can enhance usability. Site indexes provide direct, easily scannable links to meaningful, yet highly granular, chunks of content. But there’s more to them than people often assume.
Leise, Fred. Boxes and Arrows (2002). Design>Web Design>Information Design
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What Is A Controlled Vocabulary?
A controlled vocabulary is a way to insert an interpretive layer of semantics between the term entered by the user and the underlying database to better represent the original intention of the terms of the user.
Leise, Fred, Karl Fast and Mike Steckel. Boxes and Arrows (2002). Articles>Information Design>Metadata>Controlled Vocabulary
