rel0
|
Intranet
|
consists_of |
Internal Site
|
|
rel1
|
Internal Site
|
consists_of |
Page
|
|
rel2
|
Page
|
consists_of |
Sub-page
|
|
rel3
|
Sub-page
|
consists_of |
Sub-sub page
|
|
rel4
|
Current page
|
affects |
Link.Availability
|
|
rel5
|
Internal Site.Type
|
maps_onto |
Page.Contents
|
|
rel6
|
Link.Tag label
|
maps_onto |
Internal Site.Name
|
|
rel7
|
Link.Tag label
|
maps_onto |
External Site.Name
|
|
Relns: actor in upright, acted-on in italics.
|
Current page
|
easy |
easy |
rel4
|
|
The current page (sub-page, etc.) is the one on view in the browser |
External Site
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
|
External sites are not specific to an intranet, and may include other 'local' internet sites |
Name
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel7
|
difficult |
difficult |
absent |
|
External site names may not be known to the user and may not be represented in a tag label. By definition, external sites are not part of an intranet, even if clearly linked |
Internal Site
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel1
rel0
|
|
A collection of page(s) of browser content (or other sub-items) with a unifying theme, access to which is limited to domain personnel. Internal sites are intranet-specific |
Name
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel6
|
|
The name and type (content) of each site ... |
No. of pages
|
fixed |
indirect |
|
|
... but uploading items changes page totals indirectly ... |
Type
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel5
|
|
... will normally be set and managed by intranet developers |
Intranet
|
bySys |
bySys |
rel0
|
|
A collection of web sites whose content is specific to a particular domain. Access to the sites is limited to domain personnel. |
Name
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
|
The Whittington Intranet |
No. of sites
|
fixed |
indirect |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
The size and organisation of an Intranet is only indirectly discernable by a user. |
Organisation of sites
|
fixed |
indirect |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
The Whittington Intranet allows users to upload content, but the process is not easy to discover |
User permissions
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Whether or not a user has permission to access an intranet is discoverable only by attempting to log in, and cannot be changed by users |
Link
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
... and it may not be apparent that a particular piece of page content is a link |
Availability
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel4
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Availability of a link (for use) depends on that page being visible |
Destination address
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
difficult |
difficult |
present |
|
Usually revealed (and shown below the page) by hovering over the link tag |
Destination locus
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Intra- and extra-intranet link destinations are rarely differentiated, in intranet or internet sites |
Tag label
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel6
rel7
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
... and there may not be a label |
Tag type
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
|
... particularly when the tag is graphical rather than text |
Used status
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Used links are often indicated by colour change |
Page
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel2
rel1
|
|
Site content (pages) are normally created and managed by Intranet developers ... |
Access status
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Some pages may be restricted to particular domain personnel |
Address
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
difficult |
difficult |
present |
|
Addresses are URLs |
Contents
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel5
|
|
... which includes individual page contents |
Name
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
|
Individual pages may have their own names |
Number of links
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
The number (and type) of links in a page may not be immediately apparent |
Size
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Pages may require scrolling, but this may not be immediately apparent |
Sub-page
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel3
rel2
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Any page may have sub-pages, and sub-pages may have further sub-pages, but this is not immediately apparent without a site map or other other contextual clues |
Access status
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
difficult |
difficult |
present |
|
Access to sub-pages may be dictated by the parent page |
Address
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
difficult |
present |
present |
|
Addresses are URLs, usally shown above the page |
Contents
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
|
Individual sub-page contents will be dictated by the parent page |
Name
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
|
Sub-page names are likely to be related to parent names |
Number of links
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
|
The number (and type) of links in a page may not be immediately apparent |
Size
|
fixed |
fixed |
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Pages may require scrolling, but this may not be immediately apparent |
Sub-sub page
|
fixed |
fixed |
rel3
|
present |
difficult |
present |
|
Attribures as for sub-pages |