There is an event driven web server called node.js that I think is
great for building visual systems. I have really only looked at it for
map generation and management, but I think that it would be well
suited for building systems to navigate any visual content.

http://nodejs.org/

Thanks,

Cary

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Julia Bauder <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear fans of cool Web-ness,
>
> I'm looking for examples of projects that use visual(=largely non-text and
> non-numeric) interfaces to let patrons browse/search collections. Things
> like the GeoSearch on North Carolina Maps[1], or projects that use Simile's
> Timeline or Exhibit widgets[2] to provide access to collections (e.g.,
> what's described here:
> https://letterpress.uchicago.edu/index.php/jdhcs/article/download/59/70), or
> in-the-wild uses of Recollection[3]. I'm less interested in knowing about
> tools (although I'm never *uninterested* in finding out about cool tools)
> than about production or close-to-production sites that are making good use
> of these or similar tools to provide visual, non-linear access to
> collections. Who's doing slick stuff in this area that deserves a look?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Julia
>
> [1] http://dc.lib.unc.edu/ncmaps/search.php
> [2] http://www.simile-widgets.org/
> [3] http://recollection.zepheira.com/
>
>
>
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