[Web4lib] Web technologies and public access

[David McDonald]

Dear Colleagues,
 
Thank you for your input.  
 
I must say that your comments have changed my opinion quite a bit on this topic.
 
The flash object in question is a historical timeline - with 16 years on it and growing.  I am going to recommend that we add a link to a page with straight html links so that all users can have equal access.
 
Furthermore, I am going to recommend that any other pages with images requiring plugins to view the content have alternative links added as well that will render the historical documents in PDF.
 
Thank you for your comments and for putting me back on the right track.
 
Cheers
 
 
 
David S. McDonald
Systems and Library Technology Manager
Nova Scotia Legislative Library
P.O. Box 396, 
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2P8  
(902)424-5658 Fax (902) 424-0220
mcdonads at gov.ns.ca 

>>> Edward Spodick <lbspodic at ust.hk> 2008-02-01 4:17 AM >>>

I have seen some mobile devices which support some flash, but do not support having 2 windows open.

There goes our OpenURL resolver, which is configured to open in a different window from the default.  Unless the browser will convert that to open in the same - and the ones I have seen so far won't.

Loads of fun.

-Edward

At 8:39 AM +0100 2/1/08, Amy Drayer wrote:
>I know we answered this question very well, but it isn't just the
>"lowest denominator" anymore is it? What about mobile devices? I
>admit, I haven't had a recent cell phone or PSP or PMP or
>Blackberry/iPhone (but will soon! :D), but what are Flash/AJAX
>compatibilities with newer tech? I know mobile device versions of
>sites can be created, but do these devices have Flash or Javascript
>support?

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Edward F Spodick, Information Technology Manager
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library
lbspodic at ust.hk  tel:852-2358-6743 fax:852-2358-1043