Metadata
Searches are performed on the metadata elements of each image. Metadata elements are the descriptive elements needed to fully describe the item and allow for effective retrieval.
JCU has selected to use a number of metadata elements from the Dublin Core set and the following appear on the "Image Information" page: -
- Title
- Subject
- Description
- Format
- Source
- Coverage
- Rights
Search Tips
The Simple Search screen is where you do basic keyword searching on any number of fields at a time.
First select the field or fields you would like to search (choose Keywords Anywhere to search all fields), type in
a keyword or keywords then hit the search button.
Advanced Search allows you to select AND, OR, BUT NOT relationships between different fields and different sets of keywords. Select the first field you would like to search and how that search should be contained (eg, keyword begins with, is contained in etc), then type in the keyword(s) associated with that field. Select a junctor (AND, OR, BUT NOT) to expand your search to another field. You can do this for three sets of fields and associated keywords.
From the Advanced Search page you can also choose in which order the matching results will be returned.