function validateInsert() {
 var emsg = "";
 var blank_count = 0;

 if(document.getElementById("nauthors").value=="") {
  blank_count++;
  emsg += "Please don't leave the Authors Field blank\n";
 }
 if(document.getElementById("ntitle").value=="") {
  blank_count++;
  emsg += "Please don't leave the Title Field blank\n";
 }
 if(document.getElementById("nyear").value=="") {
  blank_count++;
  emsg += "Please don't leave the Year Field blank\n";
 }
 if(document.getElementById("jsel").value=="N/A") {
  blank_count++;
  emsg += "Please select a Journal\n";
 }
 if(document.getElementById("jsel").value=="Other" && document.getElementById("nother").value=="") {
  blank_count++;
  emsg += "Please don't leave the Other Field blank\n";
 }
 if(document.getElementById("tpdf").value=="N/A") {
  blank_count++;
  emsg += "Please select a Status\n";
 }
 if(document.getElementById("nmail").value=="") {
  blank_count++;
  emsg += "Please Enter an E-mail Address\n";
 }

 if(blank_count!=0) {
  alert(emsg)
 }
 return (blank_count==0);
}