[Web4lib] IE 9 and Firefox 4

[Comeaux, David]

I find this troubling - I submitted a ticket to Thomson  about this just
to be sure they're aware

Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 08:44:24 -0700
From: Cary Gordon <listuser at chillco.com>
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] IE 9 and Firefox 4
To: "Popp, Mary Pagliero" <popp at indiana.edu>
Cc: "web4lib at webjunction.org" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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Why would you use a browser that does not work correctly with your
target resources, or creates a potential support black hole?

That said, I am surprised that the Thompson folks haven't made their
databases IE9 compatible. Have you communicated with them about this?

Cary

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Popp, Mary Pagliero <popp at indiana.edu>
wrote:
> Hi! ?We are getting ready to change the browsers on staff (and
eventually public) workstations in our Libraries to Internet Explorer 9
and Firefox 4. ? Has anyone else done this?
>
> We did discover that the Thomson Reuters ISI databases (e.g., Web of
Science) do not work well with IE9. ?In IE9, the user cannot see the
search results. ?But, if the user clicks on the compatibility mode icon
in the address bar area to go to an older browser version, the results
will display.
>
> We are continuing to test databases. ?Has anyone found any other
research databases that don't work with either of these browsers?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mary
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> User Experience Department Indiana University Libraries, Wells Library

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