What is the simplest way to show a pop up in ASP.NET MVC?

I have a list of items in my web app. Currently these have a name and a single link:

• Item 1 NEW
• Item 2 NEW

The user has requested further functionality from this list, so now I need to show a name, a date, a description, then three links

• Item 1 11/11/10 blurb NEW EDIT APPEND
• Item 2 03/02/10 blurb NEW EDIT APPEND

Unfortunately, screen estate is tight开发者_高级运维, and I can't fit all this into the allocated space.

I'd like to display "Item 1 11/11/10 blurb" as a link, which when clicked on, pops up a window asking what the user would like to do next.

I'm a total newbie at Javascript, on a tight timescale, and am not sure where to start with this.

We need to be compatible with IE6 (groan)

What should I use? Can someone point me to any useful resources or example??

We're using ASP.NET MVC3...

Cheers!

If you can use jquery I would recommend using the jQuery UI Dialog. It's easy to use and setup. Take a look at the link for a demo.