Tips for Searching Digital Collections

On the IHS home page (www.indianahistory.org) go to the Explore tab and select

Our Collections. Click on See our Digital Collections overlaid on the image. The digital

collection can also be accessed directly through the URL images.indianahistory.org

Search Across all Collections

Use the search box in the top right corner of the homepage. The default search is All the Words.

When the results are displayed you have the option to narrow your results by using the menu on

the left to find results by Collection, Subject, Date, or Format of original.

Another way to narrow your results when searching across all collections is to use and to

connect your search term with another keyword. For example typing the search “aprons and

food” in the main search box would return all of the items that contain the word aprons as well

as food.

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View an Item in the Digital Collection

When viewing a single item in the digital collection you can enlarge an item, view results one-

by-one, download the item, print the item, or search the metadata text within the record (see

example below). To return to the results after looking at a single item click Back to results in

the upper right of the screen or use the back button in your browser.

Print

The print icon on the upper right of the screen will print the picture. To print the picture and

metadata right-click the mouse and select Print or use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P.

Zoom In

When you enlarge an item, you can zoom in and out or rotate using the navigation controls

in the upper left corner of the viewer window (see above). Or you can manipulate the image by

pinching, zooming, or swiping if you have touchscreen capability on your device. To get out of

the image view, click the X on the upper right hand corner of the image.

←Download or Print

←Search text within record

←View results one-by-one

←Return to results page

←Enlarge Item

Zoom and Rotate in

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Advanced Search

Click Advanced Search on the top right corner of the IHS Digital Collection homepage to

access the advanced search features. Advance Search helps you narrow your search by

Collection, metadata Field, and/or Date. (see example screen below)

• Select specific Collections to search by selecting or de-selecting the checkbox next to the

collection name.

• In addition, you can search metadata Fields from the drop-down menu such as Title,

Subject, Owning Institution, Time Period, Geographic Location, and more. If you want to

search more than one field you can click +Add Row to add another field to your search.

You can limit your keyword search in Fields to “all of the words,” “any of the words,”

“exact phrase” or “none of the words.”

• Finally, you can narrow your search Dates by choosing typing in the date in the format

YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD (i.e. 2020-09-06) and choosing from the drop-

down menu “on” the date, “after” the date, “before” the date, or “between two dates.

• Click the Search button to complete your advanced search!

Wildcard Search

A wildcard search can be performed by adding an asterisk (*) to the end of a root word. The

asterisk can indicate any number of letters. The wildcard search will give you all results relating

to the root keyword. For example, typing EDUCAT* into the main search box will return any

records containing: EDUCATION, EDUCATOR, EDUCATING, EDUCATE, etc.

Search a Specific Collection from the Homepage

IHS has over 120 digital collections. On the homepage Collection Cards are in alphabetical

order, displaying 30 collections per page. Scroll down, or advance through the following pages

of collections, and left-click on the title of the collection you wish to search. (see example screen

below)

It will open the Collection Landing Page (see below). Type your search term in the box and

then click the search icon . The results will be displayed. To do another search with a

different term simply type the new search term in the search box. You can also browse from the

Collection Landing Page by clicking the Browse button.

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To search within the browse results for Subject, Date, or Format of original use the menu on

the left side of the screen.

Sort and Display Items

Sort and display options appear above the item thumbnails on a search/browse page:

• Locate Sort by and select from the drop-down menu to sort by Title, Description, Date,

or Item ID.

• Display items in List View or Grid View by clicking the appropriate icon.

• The number of Results per page (10-200) can be chosen from the drop-down menu in

the upper right.

View the Order Book of U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana

Select Order Book of U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana from the digital

homepage, then click Browse. The book is presented in chronological sections. Click the time

period you want.

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