NCC Japanese Digital Image Gateway: Usage Guide

Search by fields

Filter your search by "Title," "Keywords," or "Description"

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Example: filter by all three fields = 18 records

Search by category

Select All OR Clear All

Otherwise, select one or more individual categories

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Example: "Maps & Topography" = 3 records

Keyword Search

1. Enter a keyword in the search box at the top where it says "search digital resource database." The keyword can be in English or in Japanese

2. Click on "search" button

3. Click on "clear" button to clear your keyword

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Example: "Edo" as keyword = 7 records (note, default search fields are "title" and "keywords")

Click the alphabet shown in blue under "All resources by romanization"

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Example: if you want to search for all resources that begin with the letter "B," click on the letter "B."

To see the full description of each resource, click on the Title from your search results. 
This will take you to a new window with the following information: Title, Institution name, Categories, Collection URL, Description

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Example:  full record for the Library of Congress Fine Prints: Japanese, pre-1915.

IIIF and Creative Commons Search

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Example: Select "IIIF" and/or "Creative Commons" in the category searches to find resources that are IIIF compliant and/or licensed under Creative Commons

When you look at each resource's full description, you will see the logo for IIIF and Creative Commons as well as the IIIF and Creative Commons keywords highlighted