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4. Organization of Information Introduction This topic provides information on the organization of information on a website. Change Date Revised February 2016 a. General Information on Content Organization VBA websites must focus on helping the website's target audience efficiently find the services and information they seek from VA. VBA web pages must help website visitors to get to the content they need and want most, with minimal complexity of navigation and the fewest drilldowns. b. Web Page Designs VBA offices should assess their online content when building new websites or making major modifications to existing websites and should develop an information architecture of the website’s content that focuses on organization schemes and navigation structures. Two of the principles related to organization schemes articulated on are: Exact organization schemes that divide information into mutually exclusive sections, such as chronological schemes and geographical schemes. Subjective organization schemes that categorize specific fields of information, such as topic schemes and task schemes. VBA websites should be organized in a logical and useful way, such as by subject (topic, tasks, services, life events), by audience group, by geographic location, or any combination of these factors. Continued on next page 4. Organization of Information, Continued c. The Content VBA offices should have a strategy for home pages that is aimed at ensuring