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The materials in Arizona Memory Project represent a small percentage of materials held by contributing institutions. Please feel free to contact any of the contributing institutions for more information about their holdings.
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How do I order a photograph?
Low-resolution images available on the website are suitable for a wide range of educational, creative, and research purposes. To obtain high resolution images, please record the following information for the image: Title, Creator, Source Identifier, Digital Identifier, and Repository. Send your image request to the organization listed as the Repository. A list of Repositories (Contributing Institutions) on the Arizona Memory Project can be found at here.
Fields highlighted in red (above) should be included in photo request.
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Browsing
Use the browse option for viewing items in a collection without specifying search criteria.
Browse Arizona Memory Project by Collection, Topic, Time Period, Popular Search Topics or Format of the items.
Figure 1: Browse collection
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Searching Arizona Memory Project
You have three search options: search across all fields, search selected fields and search by proximity.
Search Across All Fields
When you select Search Across All Fields, a screen similar to Figure 2 appears.
Figure 2: Search across all fields
- You may select to search all of the words in a phrase, search for an exact phrase, search for any words in phrase or search for all words except those in a phrase. Simply type your search word or phrase in the appropriate box.
- You may refine your search by selecting which collections you wish to search. At the bottom of the page you will see the names of Arizona Memory Project collections. You may choose to search across all collections by leaving all boxes checked or you may click in a box to add or remove the check mark (thereby adding or removing the collection from your search).
- Click on the search button in the upper box to start your search.
Search Selected Fields
When you select Search Selected Fields, a screen similar to Figure 3 appears.
Figure 3: Search selected fields
1. Use the first box to define if you want to search all the words in a phrase, an exact phrase, any of the words in a phrase or none of the words in a phrase.
2. Use the fill in box to type your search word or phrase.
3. Use the third box to define which field you want to search.
You may repeat steps 1-3 to further refine your search. If you need more search fields to refine your search simply click on the + more fields button and repeat steps 1-3.
You may refine your search by selecting which collections you wish to search. At the bottom of the page you will see the names of Arizona Memory Project collections. You may choose to search across all collections by leaving all boxes checked or you may click in a box to add or remove the check mark (thereby adding or removing the collection from your search).
Search By Proximity
When you select Search By Proximity, a screen similar to Figure 4 appears.
Figure 4: Search by proximity
- First Search Text Box
Type your search term in the text box.
- Proximity Choices
Use the drop-down list to choose the number of words the search term in the first search text box can be from the search term in the second search text box.
- Second Search Text Box
Type your second search term in the text box.
- Field Names
Use the drop-down list to specify which field you want to search.
- Refine search
You may refine your search by selecting which collections you wish to search. At the bottom of the page you will see the names of Arizona Memory Project collections. You may chose to search across all collections by leaving all boxes checked or you may click in a box to add or remove the check mark (thereby adding or removing the collection from your search).
- Search
Click Search when you have finished specifying your search criteria.
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Viewing Search Results
To view an item within the search results, click on a thumbnail image or the hyperlinked text describing the item.
Figure 5: Search results
- Search Results
Displays the number of items in the collection(s) that match your search criteria.
- Column Titles
When column titles are hyperlinked, they can be used to sort your results. An arrow indicates the direction of the sort for that field.
- Page Navigation
If your search produces more results than can be displayed on a single page, click the hyperlinked page numbers to view other pages.
- Previous and Next Page
If your search produces more results than can be displayed on a single page, click Next or Previous to view other results pages.
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Viewing Items
Images:
Image files open in a window similar to Figure 6.
Figure 6: Image file as displayed in Arizona Memory Project
Zoom, pan, rotate, hide/show thumbnail, and clip options may be available on a toolbar when viewing images in some collections.
Figure 7: Image toolbar
Click the magnifying glasses to magnify or reduce the view. The zoom percentage is displayed in the text box.
Click the arrows to move left, right, up, or down within an image.
Click the page icons to view an image at 100 percent, view the entire image, or view the image within the page width.
Click the rotate icons to rotate an image 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.
Click the hide/show thumbnail icon to hide and show the small image used to navigate the larger image.
Click the clip icon to open the clip viewer window that allows you to select a segment of the image to save, e-mail, or print. The selected segment may resize when displayed in the new window.
When the toolbar is visible you can click within the image to zoom in and center the view.
- Back to Results
Click Back to Results to return to the results page.
- Image Toolbar
The grey tool bar with the magnifying glass allows you to navigate the image. See Image Toolbar for more information.
- Previous/Next
Click Previous or Next to go to the next item in your results page.
- Item Description
View descriptive information about the item. Clicking on a hyperlinked word will launch a new search for that word within the collection where the item resides.
Non-Images:
If the item cannot be shown in the item viewer, click the green box that says "Click here to open file".
Figure 8: Example of a file that cannot be shown in the item viewer. Note the green box with "Click here to open file."
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Viewing Compound Objects
Compound objects are items that are either hierarchical, serial or multi-sided. They are displayed in viewers that provide additional navigation appropriate to the item being viewed.
Each letter below corresponds to a definition of that element.
Figure 9: Compound Object Viewer
A. Global Navigation
Global navigation for searching, browsing, and working with items in collections.
B. Back to Results
Click Back to Results to return to the results page.
C. Add Document to Favorites/Add Item to Favorites
Add the complete document or item to My Favorites.
D. Add Page to Favorites/Add Side to Favorites
Add the current page or side to My Favorites.
E. Previous/Next
Click Previous or Next to go to the next item in your results page.
F. Search this Object
If full text searching has been enabled by the creators of the collection, you can search for words within an object. Type search words in the text box and click Search. Red brackets and an asterisk appear next to each page or side within the object that contains the word you searched for.
G. Hit(s)/Previous Hit/Next Hit
View the number of results found after a full text search. Then, use Previous Hit and Next Hit to navigate between the full text search results.
H. Image Toolbar
Use these operations to navigate the image. See Image Toolbar for more information.
I. View Drop-Down List
Use the drop-down list to choose between different views of the compound object:
- Document Description/Item Description — View descriptive information about the complete document or item.
- Page Description/Side Description — View descriptive information about a single page or view of a compound object.
- Page & Text — If a transcription of the page is available, view the image and a transcript of the page, side by side.
- Side by Side — View both sides of a two-sided object at once.
- Print Version — View a PDF of the entire document or item for printing. This option may be available for some items only.
J. Previous Page and Next Page
Go to the previous or next page within the document or item.
K. Object Navigation
Use the links in this section to navigate to specific pages or sides within the document or item.
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My Favorites
Using My Favorites requires cookies. If your Web browser settings do not allow cookies to be saved on your computer, you will not be able to use My Favorites without changing your Web browser's settings.
Any media file within Arizona Memory Project can be added to My Favorites for viewing, e-mailing, saving to your local machine, or posting to Web sites. When you view collections in Arizona Memory Project, click My Favorites to review or edit your personal favorites.
Items can be added to My Favorites when you search or browse an Arizona Memory Project collection. The option to add an item to your Favorites is available any time you view an item or its description.
Figure 10: My Favorites
To Add Items to My Favorites:
When you open an item to view it, the link to add items to My Favorites appears in the upper and lower corners of the page. When you open a compound object to view it, links to add either the entire compound object or the page that you are viewing are in the upper middle of the page.
- Click Add to Favorites. The item and the item description are added to My Favorites. When viewing compound objects, add single pages or add the entire compound object to My Favorites.
- Click Back to Results to return to browsing or searching.
To Add Multiple Items to My Favorites:
- From the browse or search results view, place a check in the check boxes to the left of the desired items, or click Select All.
- Click Add to Favorites.
Only the items on the current Web page may be added to My Favorites. For example, you cannot select items on one results page and move to another page to select more items before adding to My Favorites.
Using and Managing My Favorites
Once you have added items to My Favorites, you can view images as slideshows, compare images, delete selected items, or change the order of items within your Favorites page. These functions are located on the left side of the My Favorites page. Using these options does not affect the collection itself.
Up to 100 items may be saved to your Favorites. For each item that has been added to My Favorites, a thumbnail image is displayed. Click the thumbnail image to access the corresponding item.
To View as Slideshow:
The slideshow section is located at the top of the left side of the My Favorites page.
- From the left toolbar of the My Favorites page, click Slideshow. The slideshow viewer opens.
- Click Next or Previous to move through the images in your slideshow.
- To view the item metadata, click Metadata.
- To compare two images side by side, click Compare.
- To jump to a specific item, use the drop-down list.
- Close the slideshow viewer to return to My Favorites.
Note: Only images (such as GIF, JPEG) can be viewed in the slideshow. Compound objects, audio, video, and some types of full resolution files cannot be viewed in the slideshow.
To Compare Images:
The compare view can be accessed from My Favorites or the slideshow view.
- Use the drop-down lists in the Compare section to specify items you want to compare.
- Click Compare. The comparison window opens.
To compare other items once the comparison window is open, use the drop-down lists at the top of the comparison window to select the corresponding item number. You can also use the previous and next links within the comparison window to select new items to compare.
Note: Only images (such as GIF, JPEG) can be viewed in the compare mode. Compound objects, audio, video, and some types of full resolution files cannot be viewed in the comparison view. If an item cannot be viewed in the compare mode, item numbers are grayed-out.
To Remove Images from My Favorites:
- From the Remove drop-down list, select the number of the image you wish to remove. To remove multiple items, use your mouse to select items from the drop-down list while pressing the Ctrl key until all desired items have been selected. To remove all items from My Favorites select All from the bottom of the drop-down list.
- Click Remove. A confirmation message appears.
- Click OK. This action removes the image from My Favorites but does not remove any images from collections.
To Move Images:
- From the first drop-down list, select the number that corresponds to the image you wish to move.
- In the second drop-down list, select the number of the new position where you want to move the image.
- Click Move.
Publishing and Saving My Favorites
My Favorites can be saved or published for course lectures, posting to Web sites, or e-mailing. As long as the Arizona Memory Project server is accessible to the recipient, the items contained on a published page may be viewed by simply clicking on the thumbnails.
To Save as Web Page:
The Save As Web Page option is located on the left side of the My Favorites page.
- In the Save As Web Page section of the My Favorites page, type a name for your Favorites in the text box. If you do not enter a name the file will be saved with the default name "My Favorites".
- Click Create. A new Web page opens.
- From the File menu in the Web browser toolbar, click Save As....
- In the Save Web Page dialog box, confirm the name of the Web page you are creating and then choose Web Page, HTML only as the file type. Select a location to save the file.
Repeat these steps with different sets of saved Favorites to create and save multiple Favorites pages.
Figure 11: Save as dialog box
To Replace Existing Favorites:
To edit a Favorites Web page you have published or to resave a published page as your Favorites you must replace your existing My Favorites with the published page. To do this:
- Open the published Web page.
- Click the Make Favorites button located at the top of the published page. Any existing items saved in My Favorites will be overwritten and replaced with the current page.
Clicking Make Favorites stores all of the items shown on the page in Arizona Memory Project Favorites for the creator or the recipient (provided the Arizona Memory Project Server is accessible to the recipient). Items can be compared, moved, or removed using the tools on the Arizona Memory Project My Favorites page.
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My Preferences
You can change the way you view search results as well as the appearance of My Favorites by adjusting settings in My Preferences.
Figure 12: My Preferences
To change the search results settings:
Select a view option, sort order, and number of results you wish to be displayed per page and then click "Apply Changes".
To change your favorites settings:
Select a background color and columns per page. Changing these preferences changes how My Favorites, Slideshow, and Compare views are displayed. You also have the option to delete the Favorites cookie from your computer to remove all your favorites.
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