Searching for Images

If your library provides the Image Collection, you can find images two different ways.

You can focus your image search by using the categories available on the Search Screen. You can select more than one of these categories (for example: Maps and Flags). When no specific category is selected, all categories are searched.

To search for an image:

  1. Click the Image Collections sub-toolbar button. The Image Collections Search Screen appears.

  1. Enter your search terms for the image you want in the Find field (for example: mountains).

Your search term must match exactly a word in the title or caption of an image; the search term mountains does not yield the same results as the search term mountain range. You can use Boolean terms to further specify your search. (For example: mountains and rivers.)

  1. Select from the available categories to narrow the focus of your search. If you make no selections, all categories are searched.

  2. Click Search. A Result List consisting of thumbnail images with brief descriptions appears.