Abstract

RODRIGUEZ VALERIO, Daniela; VARGAS ZUNIGA, Johnny  and  GONZALEZ PEREZ, Esteban. Information architecture as a process to organize usable and intuitive websites. The case of the Central American Center for Population, University of Costa Rica. E-Ciencias de la Información [online]. 2019, vol.9, n.1, pp.60-83. ISSN 1659-4142.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/eci.v1i1.34185.

The development of an information architecture process on the website of the Central American Center for Population from the University of Costa Rica is explained. This investigation is in the field of library and information sciences and explains how the website was analyzed, how the requirements were lifted, how the structure and the labeling and navigation systems were developed in order to improve the website. During this process, all the wireframes for the desktop version of the website were designed, also, wireframes for the responsive version were created. It concludes that information architecture is a process that requires a lot of planning and analysis of the problem, also, it is an important working area for librarians that are interested in getting involved with technology.

Keywords : Information architecture; Information management; Web sites design; Web technologies; Information technologies; Usability in web sites.

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