Presented as part of the University of Washington Information Architecture Institute (INFX 598) on July 12, 2013.

1. COMMUNITY
@adcockm Michael Adcock July 12, 2013 – INFX 598

2. COMMUNITY
“Hey, that looks familiar!”

3. pimpformationarchitect.com michaeladcock.info
WHO AM I?

4. Helping Your Library
Be The Best Partner For Research
Thank You
Michael Adcock
Technical Support Analyst,
Global Client Support Services
Serials Solutions | 501 North 34th Street, Suite
200 | Seattle, WA, 98103, USA | 1-866-737-4257
x1081 | Michael.Adcock@serialssolutions.com

5. flickr.com

6. http://www.slideshare.net/AbbyCovert/what-is-this-ux-thing

7. http://iamania.com/

8. Personal Learning Network
manage your resources

9. Personal Learning Network
People as information resources
Curate your collection of contacts and let them feed
you information
Periodically share your own findings (links, blog
posts, etc.)
Engage and connect people to each other and to
helpful information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Learning_Networks

10. Twitter
access your resources

11. Twitter
Links to…
articles
blog posts
book releases
samples
Discussion on…
current practices and trends
jobs
psychological support
amusing banter

12. Archive My Tweets
“I wanted a way to
browse and search my
old tweets, archive them
in case Twitter ever
dies, and do this all on
my own web
server. Douglas
Bowman of Stopdesign
created something
similar, but I felt there
were too many steps
involved for something
so simple, so I
created Archive My
Tweets. Now I have a
browsable and
searchable archive of all
my tweets.”
Get it at: amwhalen.com/projects/archive-my-tweets

13. Who’s Who
understand your resources

14. Who’s Who
I want to introduce you to people.
I’m not trying to play favorites or pimp out
friends, but obviously this list is biased.
These are “thought leaders” who love to share and
collaborate.
Please don’t think of them as rockstars! 

15. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Stephen Anderson
Design Psychology, Seduction
Dallas, TX
@stephenanderson, @getmentalnotes
poetpainter.com

16. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Fred Beecher
Axure Prototyping, Unicorns
Minneapolis, MN
@fred_beecher
nerdery.com

17. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Margot Bloomstein
Content Strategy
Boston, MA
@mbloomstein
appropriateinc.com

18. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Dan Brown
Documents/Artifacts, Conflict
Bethesda, MD
@brownorama
communicatingdesign.com

19. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Leah Buley
Working Solo, Sketching
San Francisco, CA
@ugleah
ugleah.tumblr.com

20. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Dana Chisnell
Usability, Voting
Boston, MA
@danachis
usabilityworks.net

21. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Adam Connor & Aaron Irizarry
Design Critique
Western MA & Southern CA
@adamconnor, @aaroni268
adamconnor.com, thisisaaronslife.com

22. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Catriona Cornett
Inspiration
Philly, PA
@inspireUX
inspireux.com

23. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Abby Covert
IA Practice, Teaching, Sketching
New York, NY
@Abby_the_IA
abbytheia.wordpress.com

24. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Christian Crumlish & Erin Malone
Social Interfaces, Play
Oakland, CA & San Francisco, CA
@mediajunkie, @emalone
mediajunkie.com, emdezine.com

25. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Veronica Erb
Sketchnoting, HTML Prototyping
Washington, DC
@verbistheword
veronicaerb.com

26. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Karl Fast
Education, Information Overload
Kent, OH
@karlfast
karlfast.org

27. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
John Ferrara
Game Design, Play
Philly, PA
@ferrarajc
rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/blog/

28. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Nick Finck
Mobile UX, Community
Seattle, WA
@nickf
nickfinck.com

29. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Deb Gelman
Designing for Children, Fun
Philly, PA
@dgelman
chaoticcurrents.com

30. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Thom Haller
Content, Clear Communication
Washington, DC
@thomhaller
thomhaller.com

31. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Kristina Halvorson
Content Strategy
Minneapolis, MN
@halvorson
blog.braintraffic.com

32. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Whitney Hess
Empathy, Coaching
Florida Keys
@whitneyhess
whitneyhess.com

33. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Andrew Hinton
Context, Connections
Atlanta, GA
@inkblurt
inkblurt.com
Coming eventually!

34. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Dan Klyn
Understanding, Teaching, Architecture
Grand Rapids, MI
@danklyn
understandinggroup.com
Coming eventually!

35. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Livia Labate
Management of Experience Design
Bethesda, MD
@livlab
livlab.com

36. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Karen McGrane
Content Strategy
New York
@karenmcgrane
karenmcgrane.com

37. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Jess McMullin
IA in the Public Sector
Edmonton, AB
@jessmcmullin
citizenexperience.com

38. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Peter Morville
Search, Findability
Ann Arbor, MI
@morville
findability.org

39. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Brad Nunnally
UX Design and Research, Speaking
St. Louis, MO
@bnunnally
onestraythought.com

40. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Jeff Parks
Interviews & Podcasts
Ottawa, CA
@jeffparks
followtheuxleader.com

41. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Anders Ramsay
Agile UX
Brooklyn, NY
@andersramsay
andersramsay.com

42. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Eric Reiss
Customer Service, Business
Copenhagen, Denmark
@elreiss
fatdux.com

43. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Andrea Resmini
Pervasive IA, Place-making, Education
Jönköping, Sweden
@resmini
andrearesmini.com

44. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Lou Rosenfeld
Publishing, Search Analytics
Brooklyn, NY
@louisrosenfeld
louisrosenfeld.com

45. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Donna Spencer
Organizing Content, Intranets
Canberra, Australia
@maadonna
donnaspencer.com.au

46. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Jared Spool
User Research, Usability, Conferences
@jmspool
uie.com, unicorninstitute.com

47. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Samantha Starmer
Holistic Customer Experience
Chicago, IL
@samanthastarmer
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48. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Don Turnbull
Quantitative IA
Austin, TX
@donturn
donturn.com

49. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Russ Unger
UX Process, Career Mentoring
Chicago, IL
@russu
userglue.com

50. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Todd Zaki Warfel
Prototyping, Guerrilla Research
San Francisco, CA
@zakiwarfel
zakiwarfel.com

51. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Dan Willis
The Art of Speaking, Taking Risks
Washington, DC
@uxcrank
dswillis.com

52. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Christina Wodtke
Strategy, Leadership
Palo Alto, CA
@cwodtke
eleganthack.com

53. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Luke Wroblewski
Web Form Design, Mobile
Silicon Valley, CA
@lukew
lukew.com

54. Focus:
Location:
Twitter:
Website:
Presentations, Books, & Other Goodies:
Indi Young
Mental Models
San Rafael, CA
@indiyoung
rosenfeldmedia.com/books/mental-models

55. Conferences
meet your resources

56. Conferences
Interaction
IA Summit
Midwest UX

57. Local Activities
play with your resources

58. Local Activities
Seattle IA/UX
Content Strategy Seattle
Find more local activities at: www.seattleuxevents.com

59. Free Stuff
lol moar resources

60. Link Goodies
Andrew Hinton’s amazing Linkosophy (and updated)
Russ Unger’s Career Workshop ’12 (2011), (2010)
Whitney Hess’ UX Designer Resources
Nick Finck’s Book List
Jorge Arango, Andrea Resmini, Andrew Hinton, and
Dan Klyn discuss Placemaking in IA
Dan Willis’ UX Deathmatch Video
The IA Summit Library

61. Jobs
Serials Solutions is hiring: http://www.serialssolutions.com

62. Closing Thoughts

63. Closing Thoughts
A mashup brought to you by the PimpIA and Titus Jones...

64. It's never been about information.
It's always been about people.
How they relate to that information,
how that information makes them think,
how it makes them feel,
and how the structure of that
information influences both things.
Jesse James Garrett,
IA Summit 2009
Watch the video: 10th Annual IA Summit Closing Plenary

65. And that’s what
Information Architecture is.
It’s about understanding!
Richard Saul Wurman,
IA Summit 2010
Listen to: RSW’s Discussion at the IA Summit in Phoenix

66. michaeladcock.info
KTHXBAI