/**
 *
 * @access public
 * @return void
 **/
function validateform(obj){

		
		if(trim(obj.name.value)=='' || (isempty(obj.name.value)) ) {
			alert('Please enter your full name.');
			obj.name.value="";
			obj.name.focus();
			return false;
		}else if((/[^A-Za-z0-9~ ]/.test(obj.name.value))){
			alert("Special characters are not allowed for full name.");
			obj.name.value="";
			obj.name.focus();
			return false;
		}


		if(trim(obj.email.value)==''){
		alert('Please enter email address.');
		obj.email.focus();
		return false;
	}


	if(obj.email.value != ""){
	  strValue=obj.email.value;
        var objRegExp  = /^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9_\-\.]*)@([a-z0-9_\-\.]*)(\.[a-z]{2,3}(\.[a-z]{2}){0,2})$/i;
        if(!objRegExp.test(strValue))
        {
            alert("Please enter valid email address.\n");
			obj.email.focus();
            return false;
        }
	}


		if(trim(obj.position.value)==''){
			alert('Please enter Position.');
			obj.position.focus();
			return false;
		}



		

	
	if(trim(obj.dept.value)==''){
		alert('Please enter department name.');
		obj.dept.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(obj.recomond.value ==0){
		alert('Please enter the reason to recommend the site.');
		obj.recomond.focus();
		return false;
	}

	if(obj.libname.value ==0){
		alert('Please enter librarian contact name.');
		obj.libname.focus();
		return false;
	}	

	if(obj.institutename.value ==0){
		alert('Please select institution name.');
		obj.institutename.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(trim(obj.libemail.value)==''){
		alert('Please enter librarian email.');
		obj.libemail.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(obj.libemail.value != ""){
	  strValue=obj.libemail.value;
        var objRegExp  = /^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9_\-\.]*)@([a-z0-9_\-\.]*)(\.[a-z]{2,3}(\.[a-z]{2}){0,2})$/i;
        if(!objRegExp.test(strValue))
        {
            alert("Please enter valid librarian email .\n");
			obj.libemail.focus();
            return false;
        }
	}
	

	return true;
}

function trim(str)
{
   return str.replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g,"");
}
function isempty(str)
{
	if (trim(str)=="")
		return true;
	else
		return false;
}