The Third Edition has made a good book into a great book

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Book:		Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
Subject:		The Third Edition has made a good book into a great book
Date:		2008-06-15 14:36:28
From:		Esmeraldah

Rating: I was familiar with the first edition of this book, and found it useful (mostly for the explanations of concepts), but not particularly compelling. This edition goes way beyond the first one. Not only does it explain concepts, but it gives extremely helpful suggestions for conducting effective research, getting quality information from customers, and turning that information into valuable deliverables. Theory is fine, but practical advice from acknowledged experts is gold. Additionally, when hassled by those who want to "just build the darn site" without planning, I now have a set of best practices to point to. O'Reilly books are well-respected by techies, and thus this book has the power to help tame the cowboy coder. Not completely, of course, but every little bit helps. I am very pleased with this book.