Information architecture for books: an approach from users seeking behavior

Authors

  • Gustavo Henrique do Nascimento Neto Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
  • Geysa Flávia Câmara de Lima Nascimento Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2014.152

Keywords:

Books, Information architecture, Navigation systems

Abstract

Book is more than data support. It is an overload information environment, once is full of signs. Through the ages, many tools and ways to use books with more profit were developed. Thus, there is an information architecture focus upon impressed book. This paper describes information architecture tools used by books, under the information environment navigation optics. Cover, description, cataloging in publication, pagination, are examples of devices used for reader orientation into a book. Divides information architecture devices into pre-textual internal navigation: contents and lists; textual internal navigation: capital pages, chapters, sections, subsections, current title, notes; post-textual internal navigation: index; and external navigation: citations and references. Concludes that these devices has been developed through book use.

Author Biographies

Gustavo Henrique do Nascimento Neto, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Possui graduação em Biblioteconomia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2003) e mestrado em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2010). Atualmente é analista documentação - biblioteconomia - Procuradoria Regional do Trabalho da 13ª Região. Tem experiência na área de Ciência da Informação, com ênfase em Arquitetura da informação, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: educação a distância, aprendizagem, design de serviços de informação.

Geysa Flávia Câmara de Lima Nascimento, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Professora do Departamento de Ciência da Informação/UFPB. Mestra em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2008). Especialista em Gestão em Unidades de Informação pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2008). Graduada em Biblioteconomia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2001). Organizadora do Livro Biblioteconomia para concursos v.2. Participa do conselho editorial da Editora Baluarte. Tem experiência na área de Educação e Ciência da Informação, com ênfase em Biblioteconomia e Arquivologia, atuando principalmente em: Representação da Informação, Linguagens de Indexação, Serviços de Referência, Gestão em Bibliotecas, Educação, Tecnlogia da Informação, Metodologia do Trabalho Científico e dinamização de bibliotecas.

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Published

2015-04-03

How to Cite

Nascimento Neto, G. H. do, & Nascimento, G. F. C. de L. (2015). Information architecture for books: an approach from users seeking behavior. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (55), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2014.152

Issue

No. 55 (2014)

Section

Original

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