Online shared data environment

A method for sharing data in an online shared data environment, the sharing of data being facilitated through a Website in communication with a data repository, the method comprising:

• linking at least one digital locker with a user having access to the Website;
• and
• adding at least one content object to a view object that is sharable amongst a plurality of users having authorized access to the Website, the at least one content object and the view object stored in the at least one digital locker, wherein the at least one content object has a plurality of permissions groups having defined permissions that manage use of the at least one content object in the online shared data environment, wherein one of the plurality of permissions groups is an intrinsic permissions group that includes permissions specified upon introduction of the at least one content object into the online shared data environment and the intrinsic permissions are unmodifiable after introduction.

A user interface linked to a user digital locker, the interface comprising:

• an object interface window section to display content objects and view objects;
• and
• an object window section to allow an originating user to add and modify content objects displayable in the object interface window section, and to allow a user to add and modify view objects displayable in the object interface window section, wherein adding content objects comprises incorporating content into the digital locker and specifying intrinsic permissions which are thereafter unmodifiable.