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I used Internet Explorer 7 to go this website, and I get the message "You are using *Internet Explorer* version *6.0* on *Windows XP*" -Chris Alhambra On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Mark A. Matienzo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm using Firefox 3 on OS X and the project's website is claiming I'm > using IE 6 on Windows XP and thus not letting me access the site. Fix > this, please? > > Mark Matienzo > Applications Developer, Digital Experience Group > The New York Public Library > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Dibelius, Steven > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > ***Cross-posted; apologies for duplication*** > > > > > > > > The eXtensible Catalog Project is pleased to announce that we have > > launched our new website at http://www.extensiblecatalog.org/. This new > > website will be the main vehicle for distributing our open-source > > software once it is released in 2009. In the mean time, the website > > contains a wealth of information regarding the project, including > > publications, an overview of the software we are developing and the > > technologies that software will use, and a blog that has already been in > > use. > > > > > > > > The eXtensible Catalog (XC) Project is working to design and develop a > > set of open-source applications that will provide libraries with an > > alternative way to reveal their collections to library users. XC will > > provide easy access to all resources (both digital and physical > > collections) across a variety of databases, metadata schemas and > > standards, and will enable library content to be revealed through other > > services that libraries may already be using, such as content management > > systems and learning management systems. XC will also make library > > collections more web-accessible by revealing them through web search > > engines. > > > > > > > > Since XC software will be open source, it will be available for download > > at no cost. Libraries will be able to adopt, customize and extend the > > software to meet local needs. In addition, a not-for-profit organization > > will be formed to provide the infrastructure to incorporate community > > contributions to the code base, encourage collaboration, and provide > > maintenance and upgrades. > > > > > > > > The project is hosted at the University of Rochester and funded through > > a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarly > > Communications Program as well as through significant contributions from > > and in collaboration with XC partner institutions. The project is in a > > design and development phase until July 2009, at which point the > > software will be released under an open-source license. > > > > > > > > > > > > Steven Dibelius > > > > Deployment Engineer, eXtensible Catalog Project > > > > University of Rochester > > > > [log in to unmask] > > >