Using VBScript/JavaScript in library sites

[Brian Rossmann]

Art Rhyno of the University of Windsor delivered an interesting 
paper on this topic at last summer's CLA Conference.  You can 
still find his slides at:
http://www.cs.uwindsor.ca/units/library/talks/bi/index.html

Brian Rossmann
Government Documents, Edmon Low Library, 
Oklahoma State University.
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-1071
Phone: (405) 744-6546 
Fax:   (405) 744-5183 
rossman at okway.okstate.edu



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Subject: Using VBScript/JavaScript in library sites 
Author:  <rjtiess at juno.com > at SMTP
Date:    10/6/97 4:58 PM


I would like to know if anyone on this list has 
done anything substantial with JS, VBScript,
or Java on their library sites.  I'm mainly 
interested in JavaScript/JScript, but I would 
appreciate seeing some examples of
how you're or (or arent't) incorporating this 
technology to make your site more interactive. 
Also, if possible, would you please provide 
the specific URL?  Thanks.

BTW, I'm not sure this is one of those 
backchannel type questions, as I think there 
might be other webmasters out there just
as curious over something like this, so do 
respond via the list but also feel free to 
correspond directly with me.

Sidenote:  I am still slightly skeptical as to the 
usefullness of things like JS and VB with
respect to library/edu sites, and I would rather 
be sure my page was viewable via something
like Lynx than to incoporate technology that 
might limit or block access to information 
simply for the vain sake of special effects.  My 
own library-related JS project, Proteus, 
(http://www.thrall.org/proteus.html) turned out 
to be a somewhat successful endeavor,
although I did create a Proteus II for Lynx and 
low-version-#/non-JS browsers.



RJT