ELI, Electronic Library Initiatives
 

Digital Media Usage Guide

AFAM 162b/HIST 187b
African American History: from Emancipation to the Present
Professor Jonathan Holloway

Directions for searching the African American Digital Collection and saving searches as Groups (HTML version)

1) Enter a search into the keyword query box and click Go!
Sample searches:

riots
civil rights
king
police
harlem

2) If there are no images in the database that correspond to your keyword query, you will receive the following message: No records found, Please try a different search.

3) If the database includes images that correspond to your query, you will receive a page of thumbnail images and several options for further use:

a) Click an image to see the full catalog record.
b) Use 4x and 8x buttons to display larger images.

Saving Groups

4) Click “Save” to build a group for saving. Once you have saved several images by clicking on “Save,” you can view your group by clicking on Group at the top of the screen.

Your group will now display on a separate page. To create a web page or send the images to yourself via email, click on the Make Page button.

You have two saving options for page creation:

a) E-mail option: You can receive an email message containing a URL that may be entered in your browser to retrieve your group. Simply enter your email address and click the Submit button. This email will only contain a link, or pointer, back to your group in the DL. No files will be sent over email and you will need an internet connection to view your files.


b) Save to a local drive or disk option: You can save an HTML page and all the image files to a local disk or drive. Click the “Submit” button to create an HTML page. Your group will display as a web page. To save this page to a local disk or drive, go to the “File” menu and select “Save As.” Browse to chose a place to save your group web page. You are saving both an HTML page and all the image files to a local disk or drive. This means you will be able to view this page without an internet connection because all of the files reside on your computer.

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