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dLOC: How to Search

Digital Library of the Caribbean

Overview

The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) provides options for advanced searching as well as browsing. 

In-text Searching

Let’s say I want to look up a specific topic within a newspaper. I am looking for all mentions of Ardastra Gardens in the newspaper: The Tribune.

Image: Screenshot of Advanced Search Page. "The Tribune" is filled in the additional search term with "Title" selected in the type category. In the "Search for Items That Contain the Following Text:" section, "Ardastra Gardens" is entered.

The results will return issues of The Tribune that include mentions of Ardastra Gardens. When you hover over the image of a result, a snippet of the sentence that the term was mentioned in will be shown.

Image: Screenshot of initial search results. There are 156 results.

When you the result that you are interested in, it will take you to a page that includes the specific pages that include references to your search term. For example, within this edition of The Tribune, Ardastra Gardens is mentioned multiple time on page B13.

Image: Screenshot of specific chosen result that includes reference to the search term.

Here is the page in The Tribune that was found though our advanced search.

Image: Screenshot of newspaper page. The title of the article is "Family fun to be had at Ardastra." There is an image of two women holding rabbits and an image of flamingoes.

 

Item View Explained

Image: Screenshot of Image View Page for "Caribbean Farming." There are notes explaining the different text options. This has been described below.

  • Description: Contains important information including publication date, record information, and metadata.
  • Downloads: Contains downloadable files for items.
  • Flipbook: View the item 2 pages at a time and flip through item as a book
  • Images: View the items in single page form.
  • All Volumes: View all available editions of the item.
  • All Images: See the images in thumbnail view.
  • Stats: This allows you to print the web page, not the item.
  • Send: This allows you to send this item via email.
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