Segments and Sequences
Segmenting complex information into bite size information is important. We naturally segment out world daily. It is a natural way for us to digest information. We do this because when information is in smaller entities, it is easier to manage in working memory and easier to fit into existing schema for future storage and retrieval. Sequencing presents information in a chronological order, similar to how it would occur in the real world. Effective for explaining a procedure, a set of steps, cause and effect, or a complex idea where one principle builds on the next. Grouping items places them together in our working memory which will translate into our long term memory.
Specialized Views
These are extremely detailed views of very complex structures. Views included: Interior View, Exploded Views, Magnification, and Implied Motion. Professional and lay should be able to understand these technical display of complex parts.
Inherent Structure
LATCH, order information by location, alphabet, time, category, and hierarchy. (Wurman) Use this system to structure large systems. It can be used small and large. We use it everyday on our computer or in our planners or anything. It seems to be pretty well integrated into the American society and is best represented at any library.
