Organizing Information
Information can be organized and stored using different organization systems. They all have in common that they seek to make information more easy to find, reuse, and maintain.
Organization Systems
Organization systems are used to relate similar data and make information easier to find. Examples of organization systems are:
- Hierarchical
- Sequential
- Topic-based
- Matrix-based
Hierarchical Information Organization
Hierarchical organization of information is the most common. You know it from the folder structure of your hard drive. Items are placed in folders with subfolders to make sense of it all. In Crystallize, items are organized hierarchically in the catalogue.
Items stored in a folder can be arranged in a particular order. This is the sequential organization strategy.
Topic-Based Organization
Topic-based information organization is centered around assigning semantic labels to items. Topics are organized in topic maps. Topic maps contain topics defining a specific taxonomy like production locations or flavors for coffee.
Matrix-Based Organization
Organizing information in a matrix can make it more accessible. For example, when managing products for a point of sale system (POS) or the highlighted products for a specific category.
In Crystallize, we use the grid organizer to store information in a matrix.
