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 <julia.bau...@gmail.com> 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/ > > > > > ********************************************* > > Julia Bauder > > Data Services Librarian > > Interim Director of the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL) > > Grinnell College Libraries > > 1111 Sixth Ave. > > Grinnell, IA 50112 > > > > 641-269-4431 > -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
