PA Photos and Documents

How do I "view" an item?

• To view an item from a search result screen, click on either the item’s thumbnail image, title, or MORE button located at the bottom of the description
• The item will then be displayed on a new page
  • All objects will be displayed with an associated viewer/player, enabling the user to access the item without having to use third-party software; so for example, if the item is a commencement address, a corresponding audio player will be displayed with the item; is the item is a PDF document, a corresponding PDF viewer will be displayed
  • NOTE:  If the item is an image, using the scroll-wheel of a mouse while over the image will result in the image zooming in/out; to move the page down, use the scroll bar located at the side of the window

• To view the description and other data/metadata associated with that item, click on the i (read more) button located at the bottom-left of the item
• Directly below the item will now be displayed:
  • The Breadcrumb Trail – showing both the collection the item belongs to and its official title
    • If this item was discovered through a search, the Breadcrumb Trail can be a great way of getting from the item back to its home collection; this can be helpful if you are trying to find additional, related materials
  •  The Cite This button – which provides machine-generated citations for the item in MLA, APA, and Chicago citation styles
    • Please note: the citations presented are machine-generated and created using the metadata associated with that object; this means is that there may be inconsistencies or missing information in the citation as generated, depending on how that metadata was entered
  • The Details (Metadata Record) – which displays all of the data/metadata entered by the cataloger about this particular object
    • Please Note:  Information about the owning institution will be included in the Contributing Institution field; likewise, information about the copyright/rights-usage will be included in the Rights field
      • Refer to the Rights field for information on how items in PA Photos and Documents can legally be used; if the record includes the Contact field, please reference for contributor-specific information which often includes usage information

How do I "print" an item?

• Printing an image or document:
  • For best results, images and other documents (with the exception of newspapers, eBooks, or other multi-page documents) should be downloaded to your device and then printed
  • To download an image or other document, click on the Download button located to the bottom-left of the object (next to the i (read more) button)
  • Save a copy of the object to your device and then use your device to open/print it
    • Please Note:  If the item was originally digitized in the JPEG2000 (.JP2) format, viewing that item on your device may require additional plugins/software; you can find more information about the file format, as well as a list of viewing options, here:  https://powerlibrary.org/jpeg2000/

• Printing from a newspaper, eBook, or other multi-page documents:
  • Most large, multi-page objects cannot be downloaded in their entirety
  • To print an excerpt from a newspaper, eBook, or other multi-page document, right-click on the desired page and click the Save Image option
  • Save a copy of the object to your device and then use your device to open/print it

• Printing the information/metadata associated with an item:
  • Click on your browser’s print button
  • A complete transcript of the information/metadata will be displayed in the document preview, as well as a thumbnail of the item itself (if available)

How do I "download" an item?

• Please note:  Refer to the Rights field for information on how items in PA Photos and Documents can legally be used; if the record includes the Contact field, please reference for contributor-specific information which often includes usage information
• For most items, a Download button is located to the bottom-left of the object (next to the i (read more) button)
  • Items which cannot be downloaded in their entirety include newspapers, eBooks, and other multi-page documents; these can only be downloaded/saved on a page-by-page basis
  • If the item was originally digitized in the JPEG2000 (.JP2) format, viewing that item on your device may require additional plugins/software; you can find more information about the file format, as well as a list of viewing options, here:  https://powerlibrary.org/jpeg2000/