[Web4lib] Strategic Information Arrangement Returns to Simmons in May

[IsisInform at aol.com]

The  measure of order is the measure of how well the information fits the 
purpose. --  Ray Kurzweil 
Strategic Information Arrangement, a Simmons online course  with Katherine 
Bertolucci, shows you how to give purpose to your order in an  entertaining 
look at information structures and their value as persuasive tools  for 
hierarchical taxonomies, classifications, and organized lists. 
We  examine 17 list structures and 6 forms of hierarchy.  Then we apply the 
 persuasive technology strategies identified by Stanford’s B. J. Fogg.  The 
 Vietnam Veterans Memorial uses 6 of Fogg’s 7 persuasive techniques to 
build  community with a chronology of names.  Because of the differences in the  
two wars, a memorial from World War I required another arrangement strategy 
to  build its community.  At the Memorial Temples of Nevada’s Burning Man 
art  festivals (pictured), it is random that builds community.  For each, the 
 arrangement fits its purpose by understanding the parameters of the event 
being  memorialized. 
Katherine's client Snoopy is on hand to explain some of the  concepts.  The 
Rolling Stones and Joe Walsh from the Eagles also make  appearances.  You 
can explore memorials in your local area for possible  inclusion in a 
Memorial or Veterans Day blog post.  The course includes an  optional exercise in 
building hierarchies, to be critiqued by Katherine, the  only information 
strategist focused on persuasive arrangement. 
For  more information and Katherine’s bio, see her IsisInBlog. 
Strategic Information Arrangement, online CE Course at  Simmons College in 
May, 2011 
Fee:  $250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200) for the  four week online 
course. 
Registration:   http://alanis.simmons.edu/ceweb/workshop.php?id=15 
Katherine Bertolucci 
Isis  Information Services 
katherine at isisinform.com 
www.isisinblog.typepad.com 
Photo  Credit: The Temple of Joy at Night © Jim Hammer and Burning Man. 
More photos by  Jim Hammer at  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrscience