INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE AND WIREFRAMES FOR THE IEMA PEDAGOGICAL REPOSITORY

PROPOSIÇÃO DE WIREFRAMES PARA O INSTITUTO ESTADUAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA DO MARANHÃO

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an applied research in the field of Information Science that resulted in the elaboration of the Practical Guide for Wireframes of the Pedagogical Repository of the State Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Maranhão, an Information Architecture deliverable intended to subsidize the repository's implementation. The objective of this research was to plan the Information Architecture and the medium-fidelity wireframes of the main pages of the IEMA Pedagogical Repository, aiming to subsidize its implementation. The theoretical framework was grounded in the organization, labeling, navigation, and search systems of Information Architecture, in the concept of findability, in usability principles, and in digital accessibility guidelines. The methodology adopted a qualitative applied approach, combining literature review, comparative analysis of reference repositories, and user-centered design, structured in four stages: literature review, comparative analysis of reference repositories, mapping of user profiles, and elaboration of the wireframes. As a result, wireframes were produced for seven main pages, Home, Search and Results, Item Record, Communities and Collections, Deposit, User Dashboard, and Author Profile, accompanied by the Information Architecture systems, by usability, accessibility, and implementation guidelines, along with an essential metadata set based on Dublin Core. The product constitutes a Technical-Technological Product of the Professional Master in Information Science, classified under the typology of manuals, guides, and tutorials. It is concluded that the planning of the Information Architecture and wireframes is a fundamental step for the implementation of the repository.