| Aspect/Resource Type |
NETWORKED
eg. WWW pages |
STANDALONE
eg. a CD-ROM resource |
| Sample Base | small | large |
| Scale & Hierarchy | low to medium | high | Chronological coverage | shallow | deep |
| Spatial Coverage | narrow to wide | intermediate to wide |
| Data Ordering | heterogeneous across a resource | homogeneous across a resource | Data Organisation | facts & documents | documents & interpretations |
| Data Half-Lifetime | mainly short | mainly long |
| Authority & Prestige | low to medium | medium to high | Traceability of sources | low | medium to high |
| Accuracy | low to medium | high |
| Precision | low | low to high | Notation Style | heterogeneous across a resource | homogeneous across a resource |
| Clarity & Crispness | low to medium | medium to high |
| Delivery Style | all styles | formal & popular |