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'''Card sorting''' is a method used in [[information architecture]] to help determine which category items should be best places<ref>[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040719.html Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, July 19, 2004]</ref><ref>[http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/card_sorting_a_definitive_guide Card sorting: a definitive guide

by Donna Maurer and Todd Warfel]</ref>.

Users are given a set of [[index cards]] with terms already written on them. They then put them into their own logical groupings and title them. As each [[user]] does this independently, common groups will emerge which can then be used for navigation or other purposes.

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Typically two methods are available: a closed sort and an open sort. A closed sort requires users to put cards into pre-defined categories, while an open sort gives users the freedom to choose and label their own categories.

Card [[sorting]] is often used to help determine the navigational structure of a [[website]] or another information system.

== References ==

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[[Category:Information architects|*Information architecture]]

[[Category:Data management]]

[[Category:Technical communication]]

[[Category:Information science]]

[[Category:Information technology]]