Website Technology guide

Browser requirements

This web site has been developed and tested to comply with current W3C approved standards, HTML 4.01 & CSS 2. Due to the incomplete or non standard support for web authoring standards in early versions of some of the most popular web browser applications, we recommend that site visitors use version 5 or above of Microsoft Internet Explorer or version 6 or above of Netscape Navigator to access the site. If you are using an earlier version of either browser, you will need to upgrade before using the site.

Accessibility

This website has been developed to comply with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and has an "A" rating.

Zoomify image plug-in

Many of the image files held within the site database have an extra facility, enabling site users to zoom in and examine areas of an image at a larger scale. This facility uses technology known as "Image Streaming". Our website provides image streaming support in the Zoomify fomat. To view Zoomify images you will need to download and install a small piece of software known as a plug-in. For Microsoft Internet Explorer the plug-in is an Active-X component which is about 250kb in size. The first time you access a Zoomify image you will probably be prompted as to whether you wish to install the plug-in. If you have any concerns regarding the installation of the plug-in you may wish to visit the Zoomify website, where more information about the technology is available.

Audio and Video

Audio and Video content is available in Microsoft Windows Media - Streaming Media Format which requires a player supporting Windows Media. You may already have one installed on your system. However, if you are unable to receive audio or video content you may need to install or upgrade Windows Media Player on your computer. This is free software available from Microsoft, for Windows and Macintosh computers.

Streaming Audio and Video requires Windows media player version 7 or above. This software is available as a free download from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia. Alternatively, if you install Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 or above, a windows media player will be installed as part of a typical installation.

If you are accessing the internet via a Network, a Firewall or Proxy server may prevent you receiving audio and video streams. You will need to refer this problem to your Network Administrator to enable access to streaming content through a Firewall or Proxy server.