NSDL Files

The NSDL search client is a customizable Web page that provides search over
resources in NSDL, the Nation's online library for education and research in
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM). See http://nsdl.org/

The client is implemented with asynchronous JavaScript and HTML using the 
NSDL DDS Search Service API.

To obtain the client:
-Download the client zip file and unpack it into a separate folder. The folder
should contain four files: nsdl_search.html, dds_search_implementation.js, css_styles.css
and RELEASE_NOTES.txt (this file)

To view the client search page:
-Simply open the HTML file nsdl_search.html in your favorite Web browser.
The dynamic search will run directly from the file system (no server
or other software is required).

To customize and configure the client:
-Edit the JavaScript and HTML code found in nsdl_search.html using your favorite code editor. 
See comments in the file for details about various configuration options. 
You may also wish to edit the css_styles.css file to chages the page styles.

To deploy the client to a Web site:
-Simply copy all client files to your Web server.


This client may be copied and modified, free and with no warranty.
	
National Science Digital Library - Technical Network Services
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
http://nsdl.org/

Send questions and comments via: http://nsdl.org/about/contactus/



***** Release notes *****	

v1.2 (released to SourceForge on 5/26/2011)

-Client now uses the standard stored fields for title, description and url to generate the search results display,
which is able to accomodate new XML frameworks without having change the client code.

-Added/updated base URLs to the NSDL Search Search API

-Updated smart link examples with more precise querries by resource type


v1.1 (released to SourceForge on 11/5/2010)

-Added additional instructions for using, installing, and configuring the client


v1.0 (released to SourceForge on 10/31/2010)

- Initial release includes configuration options to: 
--Search the entire NSDL repository
--Search by NSDL collection(s)
--Create a virtual collection using any criteria
--Create smart links that are mapped to a search query