051 Five Hat Racks
A metaphor representing the five ways information can be organized.
• Information can be organized by category, time, location, alphabet, and continuum.
• Category refers to organization by similarity or relatedness; for example, a store organizing products by aisle or a library organizing books by subject.
• Time refers to organization by chronological order; for example, timelines and TV guide schedules.
• Location refers to organization by geographical or spatial reference; for example, emergency exit maps and travel guides.
• Alphabet refers to organization by alphabetical sequence; for example, dictionaries and this book.
• Continuum refers to organization by magnitude; for example, baseball batting averages and search ...
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