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Finding your way around
The Web site for the Museum of the History of Science comprises a broad range of content that has been produced over a lengthy period. Pages like this one have been recently generated by a content management system called WordPress, which is designed to provide a consistent look and feel. Each page is typically divided into distinct areas for navigation and content. A menu bar (usually appearing on the left hand side) provides clickable headings, subheadings etc. to allow moving between different parts of the site. The main content is usually placed centrally.
We have considerable amounts of older content in the online exhibitions. These vary in presentational style, but should still provide a straightforward navigation system.
System requirements to make the most of this site
WordPress has been designed for usability, so it should run well on most common browsers. Some pages and content work best with Javascript enabled but the user experience is not significantly impaired without Javascript. Some multimedia content requires Adobe Flash plugin. Further accessibility information can be found on the museum’s accessibility page.
This site has been tested with Firefox 2/3 (Win), Internet Explorer 7/8 (Win), Opera 9.5 (Win), Google Chrome 1.0 (Win), and Safari 3.1 (Win). The appearance of this site may vary across different browsers; it is best viewed with Firefox, and at a resolution of 1024 x 768. The site can be viewed at a screen size of 800 x 600 or above and has been tested up to a screen size of 1600 x 1200.
If you have have any technical problems while viewing this website please email webmaster@mhs.ox.ac.uk.
