Content types and collections

With roll-out priority for the Web Hub program (2/2/10)

Types

Unstructured

1. Page (wiki, revisions) — Title, body, excerpt, owner
2. Blog/story post — Title, body, excerpt, publish date, owner
3. Frequently asked question — Question-answer pair, owner
4. Comment/forum post — Body, parent, child, owner

Assets with metadata

1. Document/image — File, IPTC/EXIF/XMP data, owner
2. Audio clip — Episode number, show notes, file, owner
3. Video clip — Title, file, owner

Structured

1. Event — Time, place, duration, location, cost of entry, owner
2. External link — Title, URL, owner
3. Office hours — Time range and schedule Professor, course, owner
4. Person/contact — Name, address, role (student, faculty, employee, etc.), background, owner
5. Jobs –  Employer, salary range, qualifications, contact at employer, submission deadline, owner
6. Poll/survey question — Question-response pair, owner
7. Tests/quizzes — Question-response pair, owner
8. Other structured content — Text, number, checkboxes, radio buttons, owner

Collections

1. Event listings — Listing of upcoming and/or past events, owner
2. Blog — Date-organized collection of posts about a subject, categories, tags, owner
3. Photo gallery — Collection of photos in a slideshow or gallery Image files, owner
4. Podcast — Collection of podcast episodes, usually audio or video recordings covering a specific topic (e.g., “How to Take Great Photographs”) Podcast episodes, owner
5. Video playlist — Collection of related videos, owner
6. File collection — Grouping of files, owner
7. Discussion forum — Threaded responses to topic, owner

Contributors: Jay Collier, Joseph Kibe, Bates; Diane Kubarek, Al Gonzalez, Cornell