Information Architect

[Jim Barrow]

That's what I thought too until I saw the salary ranges.

- Jim

>From: Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein at riverainmedical.com>

>The previous definition that was posted read: "Information architects
>seem to do equal parts technical writer, business analyst, and GUI (Web)
>developer." The latter two skills aren't required for Hackos'
>definition.
>
>This is starting to remind me of the "technical communicator" definition
>-- or rather, the blind men and the elephant.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris Vickery
>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:51 PM
>> To: Jim Barrow; techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
>> Subject: RE: Information Architect
>> 
>> An Information Architect is necessary (at least, that's 
>> what JoAnn Hackos says) for a company implementing a 
>> structured scheme like DITA. The information architect 
>> is generally separate from the actual writers, and 
>> performs more planning tasks: How to divvy up existing 
>> info into topics, what deliverables should be made 
>> from single-sourced content, CMS scheme, etc.
>> 
>> I think a tech writer could move into such a role with 
>> ease. Heck, I do it for my company now, and it's not 
>> on my business card.
>> 
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