Nauka o architekturze informacji: koncepcja dyscypliny naukowej
Information Architecture as a Science: The Concept of a Scientific Discipline

Summary/Abstract: Purpose/Thesis: The aim of this paper is to determine whether information architecture (IA) is a scientific discipline and what distinguishes IA from information science. Approach/Methods: The study employed a literature review and the comparative method. IA’s status as a scientific discipline was examined with reference to three criterions: field of research, theory, and methodology. Results and conclusions: IA science (IAS) applies paradigms and theories from other disciplines, i.e.: architecture, information science, media, and communication studies. The goals of IAS are: studying the phenomena affecting the information search process and the efficiency of information management, examining the new tools, methods, and inspirations. Researchers investigate whether the form of information expresses its function. It is difficult find an original IA research method. Originality/Value: IAS differs from IS in that IS focuses on the nature of information, analysing its features and attributes, considering the entire information process, whereas IAS is more concerned with information seeking, efficiency of information management, and identifying the factors that affect the understanding of information.

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