i202 Fall 2009 School of Information, UC Berkeley

EBay and other web merchants need to organize their product catalog and describe the products it contains so they can offer products from many suppliers or sellers in a single marketplace. A key requirement is being able to easily incorporate the products when a new supplier or seller is brought in. 

• Identify at least THREE issues or design choices about information organization that need to be dealt with, along with a recommended approach or solution.