Archive - Feb 28, 2011
In pursuit of the ultimate techCom information architecture
What is the purpose of sorting and organizing topics that goes into a map?
Blog entry: Submitted by Jonatan Lundin on Mon, 2011-02-28 12:23.
A user finds answers on how to use a product in various ways; by searching the internet, by using the traditional manual, in paper or electronic format etc. A certain user in a certain situation need answers and we, as technical communicators, carefully arrange many answers (topics) in a deliverable (map). The answers in the map are sorted and organized according to some principle. But, why do we sort and organize the topics we have referenced in the map?