It's an unpleasant problem, but I'm not sure that Ebsco has much choice
in the matter... Microsoft's announced they're no longer going to
support IE on the Mac platform:
<http://news.com.com/2100-1045_3-1017126.html> which would make it next
to impossible for a vendor to provide support for their own products
using that browser.
...brig
On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 10:52 -0800, Caroline Petersen wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> We were notified recently that EbscoHost is changing its browser support.
> If I am reading it correctly the change will mainly effect MAC
> environments. They will no long support Internet Explorer on MACs. MAC
> users will have to switch to either Netscape(for OS X or 9 operating
> systems) or Safari(for OS X).
>
> I am a bit perturbed as this has implications for both library and home
> users. Right now our school uses Internet Explorer on all our computers
> and, given the steep learning curve for new technology, it will be an
> uphill battle to get people to switch to a new browser so they can access
> the magazine database. In the library we are still on one of the 9
> operating systems and will not be switching to OS X for a while, so we
> will be stuck with Netscape.
>
> At home, if our students are on PCs it is no problem, but, if they are
> using MACs, I wonder how many will bother to make the switch in browsers
> just so they can use the database.
>
> I'm feeling quite frustrated with EBSCO as I have paid for a year's
> subscription and now the useability of the service is seriously
> compromised. If I had known this was coming I would have chosen another
> database.
>
> So, am I over-reacting? Is anyone else faced with this problem? How are
> you handling it? Did I misunderstand this change?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
>
> Caroline Petersen
> Librarian
> Mount Tamalpais School
> cpetersen@mttam.org
>
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