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How to Use Oregon Digital


Table of Contents

  1. How to Search for and Sort Items in Oregon Digital
    1. Using the Global Header, Searching Across the Entire Database, and Navigating Search Results
    2. Searching within Items, Filtering Search Results Based on Institutions and Dates, and Sorting Results
  2. Finding Collections in Oregon Digital
    1. An Overview of “Explore Collections”, Viewing Collections by Institution, and using “Explore Collections” to Find Collections of Interest
    2. How Collection Landing Pages Work and Their Connection to Archival Collection Guides
    3. Searching for Items within a Collection
  3. How Item Pages Work
    1. An Overview of Item Pages and How to Use Them: Photographic Object Example
    2. How to Use an Item Page: Textual Object Example
    3. What are and How to Use Complex Objects: Print Examples as well as Audio and Video Object Examples




How to Search for and Sort Items in Oregon Digital

1.1 - Using the Global Header, Searching Across the Entire Database, and Navigating Search Results

An overview of the Oregon Digital global header, including notes on logging-in to the system; details on how to conduct a search of the full range of content held in Oregon Digital; and a survey of the Oregon Digital search results page, including options available for viewing and sorting search results.


1.2 - Searching within Items, Filtering Search Results Based on Institutions and Dates, and Sorting Results

Instruction on searching within the subset of items returned to users on the Oregon Digital search results page; guidance on filtering search results, including by institution and date; details on sorting search results chronologically.





Finding Collections in Oregon Digital

2.1 - An Overview of “Explore Collections”, Viewing Collections by Institution, and using “Explore Collections” to Find Collections of Interest

An overview of the Explore Collections feature, including how to view collections by institution and using the Explore Collections search box to identify specific collections of interest.


2.2 - How Collection Landing Pages Work and Their Connection to Archival Collection Guides

A survey of a collection landing page, including insight into collection-level descriptions, collection-sharing functionality, and related resources like Archives West finding aids.


2.3 - Searching for Items within a Collection

Instruction on how to search within a collection from its landing page, and discussion of the advanced search options available to users via the collection landing page.





How Item Pages Work

3.1 - An Overview of Item Pages and How to Use Them: Photographic Object Example

Details on the descriptive information and functionality available on the item page for a photograph, including options for print, add to a personal collection, and download; introduction to the image viewer for a photographic item, including zoom functions, rotate and full screen options; overview of the item’s Details pane, as well as How to Cite functionality, Data Sources documentation, and the Contact Us form.


3.2 - How to Use an Item Page: Textual Object Example

A survey of the descriptive information and functionality available on a landing page for a text item. This tutorial features a closer look at item viewer functionality for a text item, including guidance on conducting different types of searches within the item, and improved viewing of a text item using the Full Screen and Zoom options.


3.3 - What are and How to Use Complex Objects: Print Examples as well as Audio and Video Object Examples

Instruction on the descriptive information and functionality available on a landing page for a complex object. This tutorial includes a definition of complex objects; tips on using the item viewer index and thumbnail options to navigate a complex object consisting of multiple scanned documents; metadata details of particular relevance to complex objects of this type; and an alternate complex object navigation interface available at the bottom of the page. This video concludes with notes on working with complex objects that include audio or video elements, including differences in the object viewer interface and metadata Details pane.