Information Architecture App on Content of University of Sumer Website - An Evaluation Study
Keywords:
Architectural Information, Information Content, Websites, University of SumerAbstract
This research focuses on the importance of the information content of the website of the University of Sumer as it is concerned with evaluating the website of Sumer University in terms of the availability of content elements for interaction, electronic services and information according to the application of the criteria used in the content evaluation. The research relied on the descriptive approach and the method of analyzing the content. As for the evaluation, it relied on the review list and used the observation as a tool in this research. The research has reached a number of results, the most important of which are:
1. It turns out that the site does not have a copy in the English language, but there are some pages in English that are available on the site in Arabic within the main menu that takes the vertical shape on the right side of the site.
2. The main page of the site does not contain information about the university such as (vision, message, and values) or the "Who We We" page and includes (goals, basic tasks and address), but this information is available in the university's strategic plan that can be accessed through the ADS mobile tape that is in at the top of the home page.
The research recommends:
1. The content is one of the basic and important criteria for visiting the website, and this importance comes in the first place through the search for information, especially in the sites that are based and refer to the references and reference sources in its processing of topics, including the site with the links in addition to the method that the site enjoys in writing content Because the purpose is to use information.
2. The necessity of the site's interest in the segment of people with special needs to gain the interaction and attracting more users, and to allow these people to access information and meet their needs with the appropriate content provided by the site for this segment.
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