terms with Blackboard, the WebCT name was phased out in favor of the Blackboard brand. The majority of WebCT users moved away from Blackboard LMS. Many selected an open source LMS. Textbooks and publishing The software was used in electronic publishing. In order to use a textbook or other learning tool published in the WebCT format, some publishers require the student to purchase a password at the bookstore or to obtain it online. The software permitted integration of material prepared locally with material purchased from publishers. Criticisms WebCT's user interface has been criticized as needlessly complex and unintuitive. The "Vista" version of the product represented an attempt to derive balance between flexibility and ease of use, however it has also been the target of ease-of-use criticisms. Some WebCT criticisms which were apparent include problems using it in multiple tabs or browser windows, heavy reliance on Java for its user experience, usage of too many browser framesets, issues with some features requiring pop-up blockers to be turned off, and problems using standard browser navigation tools (i.e. the Back and Forward commands). WebCT, like most of its competitors, does not meet all guidelines for accessibility; these include, but are not limited to, the following studies: Conformance of WebCT v3.6 to W3C's Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0(2001) Bringing Your WebCT Course into ADA Compliance: A Nuts and Bolts Approach (2001) An Accessibility Audit of WebCT (2002) Is WebCT Vista Accessible? (2006) References External links Video of Murray Goldberg presenting WebCT at CICEI in 1998 Content providers Demonstrations and examples of courses developed using the software (Campus edition) Aol mail Not working Support and Documentation for Blackboard CE users, by Brock University, Ontario, Canada Blackboard home page Educational technology companies of the United States Virtual learning environments Learning management systems