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Tables
Table 1. Titles, links and genres
of selected Web pages. Note: these links were collected in the
spring of 1996 and many of them are likely no longer available online.
An archived version of the pages is available from the authors.
- 1 ITC Document
- FAQ, documentation
- 2 Frozen Mammoths
- TOC entry?? Points to a chapter in a book, but is not the chapter itself
- 3 Pesticide Broadcast
- Newsletter
- 4 http://altair.stmarys-ca.edu/studwork/integral/metaphyi.txt
- Book, Aristotle's Metaphysics
- 5 Big-Linux Archive by author
- Directory of email messages, for someone looking to see what someone had posted
- 6 RockWeb at The NY Music Fest
- Concert reviews
- 7 http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/Sather/Compiler/Back/code_file.sa
- Source code
- 8 Economic Report to the Governor
- Economic Report to the Governor of Tennessee
- 9 Boulder Creek Demographics
- Census data
- 10 Review-ScanPlus ADF for Documents
- Product review
- 11 Documentation.ylyx (Untitled)
- Computer documentation, in Tex
- 12 http://gophisb.biochem.vt.edu/usdasrc/finalrul.aph
- Regulation, federal rule
- 13 Mechanical Engineering
- Course catalog, course descriptions
- 14 Concept Page
- Index, concept index
- 15 Century 21- Mike Bowman Trophy Club, TX Information
- Brochure for a housing estate
- 16 [Western stories tall and not so tall]
- Transcript of a letter in an archive, with catalog entry
- 17 World-Wide Web Access Statistics for soi.stanford.edu
- Server statistics
- 18 OMNIWeb Feedback
- Informal reviews, back cover quotes, testimonials
- 19 OETA Page
- Description of an association, in the form of a press release?
- 20 http://uakari.primate.wisc.edu/pin/newsletters/clara
- Newsletter
- 21 HBOOK -- H2Input-Output-Routines
- Programmers' documentation for a computer system
- 22 Aus Music Web Site - Crowded House Discography
- Discography for some band
- 23 Annual Report 94-95
- Annual report of the IT Exchange Center at SUNY
- 24 Everything You Want to Know About Laterite!
- Archive of email discussing aquarium supply, laterite
- 25 Unisys Corporation
- Brochure about UNISYS GIS systems
- 26 Sanjay Sampath
- Vitae
- 27 CERF n' WEB Statistics
- Server statistics
- 28 EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP PROGRAM
- Brochure; government program description
- 29 Maribel
- "Wallet photo"? Pictur some guy's wife and kids
- 30 Book Ordering Information
- Order form for a particular book
- 31 [70] Last Game Statistics
- Football game statistics, box score
- 32 Using the Internet in Academia
- Introduction to the Internet, not tutorial; promotional almost (tone)
- 33 http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~refguide/sysadmin/sunos-localization.txt
- Computer system documentation, how to set up a Sun at Caltech
- 34 Query: Is the Kozintsev Hamlet available on video? Where and how?
- One question from a Q&A letters column--help needed. More adapted (automatic) version.
- 35 Multimedia - Index
- Hot list, site index; metapurpose: advertising
- 36 http://www.uspto.gov/web/patinfo/assignments.html~
- Part of a description of a patent
- 37 Mail Index
- Index of emails on some topic
- 38 Leadership in Health Care
- Promotional description of a medical school and hospital
- 39 http://www.linux.sfasu.edu/linux/CDROM-HOWTO
- Computer documentation
- 40 http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/joplin/money.txt
- Essay, historical document
- 41 Cosmik Debris' Music Related Links
- Hot list of music links
- 42 Globalism and Tribalism
- Description of a program for high school students
- 43 4-20-95.MIN
- Faculty meeting minutes
- 44 Boats For Sale
- Magazine article on ham radio on boats in mexico
- 45 Guide to City Services
- Brochure? Handbook? Guide? Directory?
- 46 Point Communications Corp. [zines]
- Zine ratings, also index to reviews
- 47 http://www.mak.com/demos/dial-a-tank/userComponent.html
- Software documentation, tutorial, source code
- 48 MSCL - Episode 2
- Script for a TV show
- 49 Don't ask George Will to the singalong
- Column, radio comment, editorial
- 50 NIAAA Alcohol Alert No. 16 - IN Prevention Resource Center
- Newsletter? Occasional letter? It is quarterly, but not periodical, it is a series.
- 51 si_on_foster (Untitled)
- Pamphlet: A "reprinted" article from Strategic investments. From a hotlist about the "Vince Foster Coverup".
- 52 termcap -- Inheriting
- Section of computer documentation
- 53 ASTRO-1 Status Report
- Mission report, describes what happened on a shuttle flight; chronicle
- 54 MAIN INDEX: [D]
- Part of the index to a catalog of a library special collection or archive
- 55 PEOPLE ONLINE - June 1995
- Story about a trip? Personal recollection for a magazine? Magazine column?
- 56 ATP: Chapter 1
- Chapter from a report on treating high blood cholesterol
- 57 Faculty of Management, Business & Information Technology
- p; Part of a brochure about a university faculty
- 58 http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/Our.Daily.Bread/00contents.title.odb.txt
- Index of comments on bible verses organized by title contents? Index to radio commentary on bible verses.
- 59 I987: P J MCMAHON
- Part of a geneology for mcmahons, as part of an Irish genealogy resource
- 60 Problems
- Problem set for a computer science class
- 61 Alinco DJ-580 Manual
- Users manual for a ham radio
- 62 Member Hotline
- Requests from science teachers for assistance on projects
- 63 Artwork Submission to KLI
- Instructions to authors, guidelines for submitting art to a journal
- 64 http://www.wits.ac.za/wits/alumni/news9b.html
- Newsletter (2nd half), from South Africa
- 65 (Kathryn Mary PARKS - Martha Ellen PARKS )
- Part of an index of person in a genealogy database
- 66 Exhibits
- Description of exhibits at the 1995 San Diego Comic Con; brochure?
- 67 Jeff Cooper's Commentaries Vol. 1, No. 9
- Random collections of news items, opinion, gossip column.
- 68 National City
- Brief description of a community, with links to news articles, schools, census data, etc.; Like for a real estate agent
- 69 World-Wide Web Access Statistics for CERES server
- World wide web server statistics
- 70 Peace and Disarmament Policy
- Political party policy/platform
- 71 Paulo's homepage
- Personal homepage: biography and introduction
- 72 Commercialization of the Internet
- Exerpt from a brochure, introduction to the Internet; product info
- 73 First Impressions: Installment Five
- Book review newsletter
- 74 Hot Travel Tips
- Flier, travel packages
- 75 SMU Department of Anthropology, DAVID J. WILSON
- Homepage/faculty profile/research summary
- 76 "The Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy"
- ; Filmography and catalog
- 77 Hammel Museum, Socorro, New Mexico
- Museum guide/brochure
- 78 HOAA: 50 Startup Ideas
- 50 ideas for startup companies at home, with links to other sites for self promotion: booklet? Book? Article? Brochure?
- 79 FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY
- List of research projects being undertaken in an academic department in Poland also equipment list.
- 80 MY INDIA
- Hotlist; Home page; collection of links to information about India
- 81 The Greater Eau Claire Area
- Homepage?; Information about Eau Claire, brochure? Chamber of commerce information?
- 82 State Wide Search 3, Part Time Jobs
- Job listings
- 83 Alpha Listing for Letter L
- Part of a telephone book
- 84 aan9501 [Alternative Agriculture News]
- Newsletter
- 85Introduction KOMPLOT 8.0
- Computer program manual intro section.
- 86 World-Wide Web Access Statistics for www.texas.gov
- World wide web server statistics
- 87 Acquisitions List Mar. 1995 No. 575
- Library recent acquistions list
- 88 QRP Reviews - Antennas
- Product reviews; email collection
- 89 http://sf.www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sf-texts/Quanta.ASCII/Quanta.v3i2
- Fanzine; magazine of SF stories
- 90 Anime Addicts Anonymous Links
- Hotlist
- 91 Buppa's Humor Page
- Table of contents to a collection of jokes and funny stories
- 92 Cheap no more: China.(economic situation in the special economic zone of Shenzhen city in Guangdong province)
- Magazine article (from the Economist)
- 93 Netscape Handbook: Learn Netscape
- Computer documentation
- 94 http://www.sph.umich.edu/group/biostat/publications.html
- List of publications by author
- 95 Hamptons Book Store - Directory
- White pages of homepages, P section
- 96 The Official Kate Wolf Page - Kate Wolf Article
- Obituary, memorial article/ biography.
- 97 An African Trade Policy
- Newspaper article
- 98 http://ntas-edu.cudenver.edu/pyrotechnics/Text-files/Mac-Programming/csmp-faq-2
- FAQ
- 99 Section X: Hazing
- Policy, section of a policy document
- 100 The Sun Also Rises on the Net
- Newsletter, resource guide, survey
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Table
2. Top-level domains of sample sites.
Domain #
.edu 34
.com 32
.gov 6
.org 5
.net 3
.us (USA) 3
.ca (Canada) 3
.nl (Netherlands) 3
.au (Australia) 2
.se (Sweden) 2
.de (Germany) 1
.in (India) 1
.ie (Ireland) 1
.pl (Poland) 1
.za (South Africa) 1
.ch (Switzerland) 1
.uk (United Kingdom) 1
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Table 3. Characteristics of identified genres.
- Genre
- Characteristics of form and purpose
- Book
- Long work (one or more volumes) on any topic, often divided
into chapters, with a table of contents and index
- Report
- A formal statements of the results of an investigation or
of any matter on which definite information is required, made
by some person or body instructed or required to do so (OED)
- Newsletter
- Medium length work, including multiple articles, titled, issued
periodically (e.g., with date or volume), communicates "the
news of the day", distributed periodically to subscribers
or members of an organization
- Essay
- A composition of moderate length on any particular subject
(OED)
- Pamphlet
- A small treatise occupying fewer pages or sheets than would
make a book, issued as a separate work unbound, on some subject
or question of current or temporary interest, personal, social,
political, ecclesiastical, or controversial, on which the writer
desires to appeal to the public (OED)
- Article
- A literary composition forming materially part of a journal,
magazine, encyclopædia, or other collection, but treating
a specific topic distinctly and independently (OED)
- News wire article
- An article prepared for a news wire, with a dateline and news
content
- Column
- A special feature, esp. one of a regular series of articles
or reports (OED)
- Memorial
- An article by which the memory of a person, thing, or event
is preserved
- Concert review
- Retrospective description of a concert
- Product reviews
- Description and evaluation of products to advise potential
purchasers
- Ratings
- Numeric evaluations of products or services
- Submission instructions
- Instructions for preparation of material to be
submitted for consideration for publication
- Table of contents
- A summary of the matters contained in a book, in the order
in which they occur, usually placed at the beginning of the book
(OED)
- Index
- An alphabetical list, placed (usually) at the end of a book,
of the names, subjects, etc. occurring in it, with indication
of the places in which they occur (OED)
- Discography
- A catalogue raisonné of gramophone records; a list
of the recordings of a single composer or performer (OED)
- Filmography
- A list of the films of a particular director, producer, actor,
etc., or of those dealing with any particular theme (OED)
- Regulation or rule
- A rule prescribed for the management of some matter, or for
the regulating of conduct; a governing precept or direction; a
standing rule (OED)
- Product information
- A description of the features and/or benefits of a product,
written by manufacturer for potential purchasers
- Government program
- A description of the features of government description program,
written by agency for potential beneficiaries
- Testimonial
- A letter of recommendation of a person or thing (OED)
- University course
- A list of numbers, titles and description of course listing
offered in some department or departments, possibly including
information such as prerequisites, instructor, meeting time and
place
- Problem set
- A collection of problems assigned for a course
- Faculty information
- Short descriptions of individual faculty members
- Vitae
- A brief account of one's career (OED)
- Publications list
- A list of publications by members of some group
- List of research
- A list of research projects underway in some group projects
- Directory
- A book containing one or more alphabetical lists of the inhabitants
of any locality, with their addresses and occupations; also a
similar compilation dealing with the members of a particular profession,
trade, or association (OED)
- Library acquisitions
- List of books acquired during a particular time list period
- Order form
- A form for recording information needed to order some product
- Meeting minutes
- The record of the proceedings at a meeting of an assembly,
corporate body, society, company, committee, or the like (OED)
- Box score
- A record of players and plays in a game
- Chronicle
- A detailed and continuous register of events in order of time;
a historical record, esp. one in which the facts are narrated
without philosophic treatment, or any attempt at literary style
(OED)
- Script
- The typescript of a cinema or television film; the text of
a broadcast announcement, talk, play, or other material (OED)
- Political party platform
- A public declaration of the principles and policy
on which a political party proposes to stand (OED)
- Genealogy
- An account of one's descent from an ancestor or ancestors,
by enumeration of the intermediate persons; a pedigree (OED)
- Demographic data
- Data on the characteristics or composition of a population
- Guide
- A book of information on places or objects of interest in
a locality, city, building, etc. (OED)
- Archive item
- Description of item stored in a collection of historical documents
- FAQ
- Edited collection of questions and answers on some topic;
often labelled as such
- Users' manual
- Instructions on the use of a product
- Computer
- Instructions on the use of a computer program or of documentation
a computer programming system
- Source code
- Source code for a computer program
- File directory
- A list of files in a computer directory listing
- E-mail directory
- A list of e-mail messages listing
- Hot list
- A list of Web sites not controlled by the list's author, often
organized by topic
- Home page
- A presentation of personal information, often with links to
other information or a hotlist
- Server statistics
- Records of accesses to a Web server
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Table 4. Count of genres found.
Familiar genres 80
Named 73
Didn't know name 4
Unnamed 3
New, but accepted genres 11
Hotlists 4
Home pages 3
Web server statistics 4
Unknown genres 9
Unknown purpose 3
Mixed features 6
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Last updated January 29, 1996.