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Shellharbour Images Help |
Quick Reference
| Navigation Column | Information Bar | Search Options |
Navigation Column
The four frames at the leftmost of the main window form the "Navigation Column".
Logo Link
The top frame of the "Navigation Column" is the "Back Link" frame. This usually contains a link to the homepage of the owners of the image collection.
Search Results
The second frame from the top of the "Navigation Column" is the "Search Results" frame. This displays the current search term(s), and results of the search. There is also a "New Search" link to reset the search engine, and direct the "Main Viewing" frame to the default search page.
Navigation
The third frame from the top of the "Navigation Column" is the "Navigation" frame. The
"Navigation" frame shows the number of images found within the search term(s) (or if an image has
been selected the position number of the image within number of results). There are also links to
affect the display of the "Main Viewing" frame:
"Titles" (and/or) "Thumbnails"
"Show:"
- "First" displays the first image in the current search
- "Prev" displays the previous image in the current search
- "Next" displays the next image in the current search
- "Last" displays the last image in the current search
Link To Search Tech
The bottom frame of the "Navigation Column" is the "Link to Search Tech" frame. Search Tech Pty Ltd provides image library software, and runs an image scanning bureau. For more details visit their website at http://www.searchtech.com.au or click on the link in the frame.
Information Bar
At any time whilst browsing through this collection, you may select any of the options in the
information bar (located along the top of the main window). Simply click on your selection, and a
new window will conveniently appear. You will not lose your current search display.
Please note that the following information items are optional and may not appear on your screen.
Provides information about the collection.
Copyright
Provides copyright information of the collection.
Helpfile
Links to this file with explanations about the other links.
Prices
Provides information on the cost of acquiring images.
Order
Displays a form to be completed to obtain an image. (Remember to include the image "FILE" number)
Contact Us
Details of our addresses, other contact details and e-mail link.
Search Options
The main search page allows you to perform simple or complex searches on the text that describes each photograph.
Free Text
You can search by entering free text in the Keyword box and clicking the "Search" button
Selection Boxes
You can select one or more terms from the drop down selection boxes which are provided to make searching easier for people unfamiliar with the area and Image Library contents.
Advanced
The Advanced selection box allows you to select a number of options:
And, Or, Except, Truncate, Nearby and Wildcard.
These are known as Boolean Logic terms and allow you to refine a Search.
| Boolean Term | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| And | ^ | Images will be found only if each word/s or phrase is found within an image description, eg. Shellharbour and Harbour and Boats. |
| Truncate | * | If you are not sure how to spell a word; or if the word is plural or you want to know what words are available, you can key in part of the word or characters, known as the word stem or root and the *, eg. horse*. This example may find all images of horse and horses and horsefly and horseriding and etc. |
| Or | , | Images will be found if either word/s or phrase is found within an image description, eg. Kangaroos or Wallabies. |
| Nearby | // | Images will be found only when two words are indexed close together in the image description: 10 words maximum, eg. Dog//Cat will only find images if these words are within 10 words of each other. Dog/5/Cat will only find images if these words are within five words of each other. |
| Except | - | Images will be found only if the image description does not contain a word/s or phrase following Except, eg. Beaches except People |
| Wildcard | ? | Searches can be performed if you only know part of the keyword. This is useful if you are not sure how to spell the keyword or if the keyword is plural. The wildcard ? can be positioned at the beginning, at the end or anywhere in the keyword. A keyword can have more than one wildcard in different positions. EXAMPLES: sea? would return images whose descriptions contained words that started with 'sea' followed by anything else eg. sea, search and seascape. ?side would return images whose descriptions contained words that ended with 'side' eg. inside, outside and aside. ?son? would return images whose descriptions contained words that had 'son' in the middle of the word. eg. reasons, reasonable, seasons and seasoning. |
Within a Field
Normally the search is across all the fields of the description of the image. You can narrow your search so the search is confined to one field only.