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Information mapping is a technique of dividing and labeling information for easy comprehension, use, and recall. It is developed by Robert E. Horn.

Contents 1 Overview 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links

[edit] Overview

Information Mapping is a research-based approach for creating structured documents and communications that are clear, concise, and user-focused. Information Mapping does this by analyzing, organizing, and presenting information based on audience needs and the purpose of the information. The Method is both subject-matter and media independent.

Robert Horn and his colleagues identified dozens of common documentation types, then analyzed them into structural components called information blocks. They identified over 200 common block types. These were assembled into information types using information maps.

The six most common information types are procedure, process, principle, concept, fact, and structure.

Information Mapping produces measurable results, changing the way people write and work.

The researched-based, structured authoring methodology (The Method) forms the foundation of all of the company's (Information Mapping, Inc.) services: content development and management tools, professional services, and training.

[edit] References

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[edit] Further reading

• Robert E. Horn. Mapping Hypertext: The Analysis, Organization, and Display of Knowledge for the Next Generation of On-Line Text and Graphics. ISBN 0-9625565-0-5
• Robert E. Horn. How High Can it Fly? Examining the Evidence on Information Mapping's Method of High-Performance Communication. Note: This publication is available for download on Horn's website
  • Chapter One: http://www.stanford.edu/~rhorn/a/topic/stwrtng_infomap/HowHigh.Ch1.pdf
  • Chapter Two: http://www.stanford.edu/~rhorn/a/topic/stwrtng_infomap/HowHigh.Ch2.pdf
• The Information Mapping Method - 30 Years of Research - Research Paper & Notes [1]

[edit] External links

• Robert Horn website.
• Information Mapping website.