Structuring information to make it findableThe overarching goal of structuring information via architecture and navigation is to make content easy for users to find.Task-based information architectureIn 2014, following its own research and having examined findings from external experts and national public sector implementations, the Web Communication Unit at DG Communication adopted a task-based approach to the architecture for the European Commission's web presence.Navigation systemA navigation system helps users find information as easily and as quickly as possible.Names and labelsThe purpose of implementing clear names and labels, together with metadata, is to make information easy to find.Architecture building and testing methodsCard sorting methodTree testing methodRole of searchSearch engines help users locate relevant content. Content should be effectively tagged, based on a controlled vocabulary, to facilitate search engines indexation.EC branded websites top-level architecture: the 15 classesAbout the ECAid, Development cooperation, Fundamental rightsBusiness, Economy, EuroEducationEnergy, Climate change, EnvironmentEU regional and urban developmentFood, Farming, FisheriesFunding, TendersJobs at the European CommissionLaw classLive, work, travel in the EUNews, Publications, EventsResearch and innovationStatisticsStrategyProcess to define the 15 classes: original researchVocabularies and taxonomiesOrganising content with controlled vocabulariesThe Digital Europa ThesaurusOther vocabularies
Structuring information to make it findableThe overarching goal of structuring information via architecture and navigation is to make content easy for users to find.
Task-based information architectureIn 2014, following its own research and having examined findings from external experts and national public sector implementations, the Web Communication Unit at DG Communication adopted a task-based approach to the architecture for the European Commission's web presence.
Navigation systemA navigation system helps users find information as easily and as quickly as possible.
Names and labelsThe purpose of implementing clear names and labels, together with metadata, is to make information easy to find.
Role of searchSearch engines help users locate relevant content. Content should be effectively tagged, based on a controlled vocabulary, to facilitate search engines indexation.
EC branded websites top-level architecture: the 15 classesAbout the ECAid, Development cooperation, Fundamental rightsBusiness, Economy, EuroEducationEnergy, Climate change, EnvironmentEU regional and urban developmentFood, Farming, FisheriesFunding, TendersJobs at the European CommissionLaw classLive, work, travel in the EUNews, Publications, EventsResearch and innovationStatisticsStrategyProcess to define the 15 classes: original research
Vocabularies and taxonomiesOrganising content with controlled vocabulariesThe Digital Europa ThesaurusOther vocabularies
