Editing Information architecture (section)

{{Short description|Structural design of shared information}}
{{Information science}}
'''Information architecture''' ('''IA''') is the structural design of shared [[information]] environments; the [[art]] and [[science]] of organizing and labelling [[website]]s, [[intranet]]s, [[online communities]] and [[software]] to support usability and findability; and an emerging [[community of practice]] focused on bringing principles of [[design]], [[architecture]] and [[information science]] to the digital landscape.<ref name = "What">{{Cite web|title = What is IA? |publisher = Information Architecture Institute |url = https://www.iainstitute.org/sites/default/files/what_is_ia.pdf  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728174722/https://www.iainstitute.org/sites/default/files/what_is_ia.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  Typically, it involves a [[Scientific modelling|model]] or [[concept]] of [[information]] that is used and applied to activities which require explicit details of complex [[information system]]s. These activities include [[library]] systems and [[database]] development.