Introduction from Thom.

The article discusses the author's views on being an associate editor for information architecture of the "Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science & Technology." He explains how he got the job of being an information architect. He also outlines the eight Ps of information architecture which guide him throughout his career including performance, perspective and presentation. He cites the book "Human Competence," by Thomas Gilbert to explain how information structure can help people do their jobs better.