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Title:
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PERMEABLE PORTALS: DESIGNING CONGENIAL WEB SITES FOR THE E-SOCIETY |
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Author(s):
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Richard Coyne , John Lee , Martin Parker |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-5-2 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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1 |
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Keywords:
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World Wide Web, design, portal, gift, threshold, security. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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379 |
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Last Page:
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386 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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We examine the nature of the web portal and its design, starting from the assumption that there is a conflict between the
freedoms suggested by the web and the apparent need for access restrictions felt most keenly by corporations and
institutions. We draw on our own work and that of our students in designing web portals. Our investigation demonstrates
the utility for design in pursuing the sociality of the gift, and the observation of the web site as fetish object. Our response
to these issues of e-sociability is a designerly one, deploying design strategies as a way of exploring a problem domain. In
this light encouraging and observing active usage over time emerges as a strategy for maintaining web security in low
risk domains. |
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