With minimal adaptations and the technology available today, the vast amount of information on the Web can be even better managed and delivered to the meet the user's needs, goals, preferences and attributes. Thus, one of the prime attributes and attractions of these links is that they are unambiguous. COOL links are an example of multi-ended, Web links that are not ambiguous. Then a single resource is selected from the collection by some evaluation scheme. It is a used for exposition purposes.
Most metatdata standards permit metadata to reside outside of the described resource.
The resources associated with a COOL link are unordered. There is no special significance given to those that appear closer to the start of the link description than those that appear nearer the end. Ideally, an instructor takes a student's characteristics into account, and teaches accordingly. COOL links can serve as a tool to facilitate lesson individualization in an electronic learning environment. As students navigate Web-based lesson material templates, they can be guided on a path that is most appropriate to their learning goals and capabilities.