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12:25 PM EDT 8/8/05
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is one of those behind the scenes players that is changing the web landscape. To get an idea of the difference AJAX makes, try Google Maps ( http://maps.google.com ) with the Hybrid option [if you have a reasonably fast connection :-) ]. Perhaps there is little that we need to do as librarians to take advantage of this other than to be aware of it and make sure our browsers can support it.

Further reading:

"AJAX breathes new life into Web apps ;
Forget what you knew about JavaScript, DHTML, and the browser; it's a whole new ball game" by Peter Wayner, InfoWorld

http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/05/23/21FEwebapp_1.html


"You Say You Want a Web Revolution" by Ryan Singel, Wired News

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68403,00.html


"What's next after AJAX? ;
There are some capabilities that Web-based apps can't handle -- yet" by Rohit Khare, InfoWorld

http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/05/23/21FEwebapppush_1.html
Re: AJAX
5:59 PM EDT 8/19/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
This is the first I've heard of AJAX. Now that it's on my radar, I'm picking up comments from other sources. This one is from [url http://www.sitepoint.com/search/search.php?ps=10&q=AJAX ]SitePoint Tech Times[/url] newsletter:

"While the hype surrounding AJAX is new, the techology itself has been around for a while, with support as far back as Internet Explorer 5 and Netscape 6. Despite the fact that the technology has remained relatively unchanged since then, it is only now beginning to see wide adoption."

"Now, I certainly don't expect AJAX to spell the end of desktop applications, but it definitely offers unprecedented freedom to control users' experience of your Web applications."

The above quote is from an entry titled "AJAX: Revolution or Hype-Fest?"

Any opinions out there? Thanks Ross for bringing it to our attention.
Re: AJAX
6:45 PM EDT 8/25/05 as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
Here's an example of how libraries may implement AJAX for helping patrons to locate their nearest library.

This is a combination of GoogleMaps and a directory service called SilkWorm to map library locations.

http://www.talis.com/libmap/libmapuk2.html
Re: AJAX
1:56 PM EST 11/14/07 as a reply to Rose Nelson.
Hi Rose,
I am a current MLS student, and am interested in your post for an assignment I am working on. I need to locate various technologies that could be used to locate public libraries, and your post mentions AJAX and Silkworm which I would love to know more about. When I followed the link you posted, I received this:
"Sorry, the page you are looking for could not be found. You may find what your looking for using the search below"
Can you possibly send me another link to the library locator network you mentioned?
Thanks,
Prather
Re: AJAX
10:53 AM EST 11/15/07 as a reply to Prather Egan.
Here's another one:

http://syntheticlibrarian.com/map/

Utilizes Google maps to locate libraries in Canada.
Re: AJAX
12:36 PM EDT 10/13/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Blog: "AJAX and the richer Internet application" by by Phil Wainewright
http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=41
Re: AJAX
12:35 PM EDT 10/21/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Article:

"Putting AJAX to work"

http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/10/17/42FEajaxcase_1.html
Re: AJAX
10:15 PM EST 10/30/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Just got back from the Internet Librarian conference in Monterey - very fun! One night at dinner, when our waiter heard we were in town for the Internet Librarian conference, he said that he had just read about a technology that he thought we might find interesting, but he couldn't remember the name of it. We finished eating and left the restaurant and were chatting outside on the sidewalk when the waiter came out to find us and said, "AJAX - that was the name of the technology". I hadn't looked into it very much before that but now feel like it is on my must-explore list.

Thanks for sharing these resources!
Brenda
Re: AJAX
11:57 AM EST 11/2/05 as a reply to Brenda Hough.
I'm passing along this recommendation that came into the WJ community inbox --an overview article for those of us who are in the stage of trying to get a basic understanding of AJAX.

Putting AJAX to work
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/10/17/42FEajaxcase_1.html

"Web applications (accessed by a browser) and client/server applications currently exist side-by-side in most organizations. Web applications are easier to deploy because they don't require special software on the desktop, but they are often slow and clunky. A new standard called Asynchronous Javascript and XML (AJAX) is changing that by encouraging developers to split Web pages into compartments that can be refreshed independently of the entire page. This paves the way for more hosted applications." (Infoworld, 10/17/2005)

Thanks to Eric Ipsen for the links.
Re: AJAX (Ruby on Rails)
5:52 PM EST 11/1/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Article: "Ruby on Rails chases simplicity in programming"

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5920169.html
Re: AJAX
6:00 PM EST 12/20/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Two more articles on AJAX:

"AJAX: The Way Word Processing Will Be", November 29, 2005, By Brian Livingston
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3567061

"Can AJAX Completely Replace PC Software?", December 6, 2005, By Brian Livingston
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3568846
Re: AJAX & RIA (Rich Internet Applications)
2:23 PM EDT 9/23/06 as a reply to Ross Riker.
"The coming RIA wars: A roundup of the Web's new face" Posted by Dion Hinchcliffe, September 11, 2006 -- http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=65&tag=nl.e622