Guide to Searching the Collection

How to Search the Collection

-Click on "Digital Collection"

-Use the "Search the Repository" box on the top left-hand side of the screen.

-Choose whether to search by Title, Author, Subject, Description, or Collection.

-Include a search keyword in the box below.

 -When the search results appear, you can narrow these results by selecting a category in the top left-hand side of the screen.

Tips for Getting the Best Search Results

-As there are two search boxes, searches can be narrowed or expanded by using two search keywords and the "and/or" box.

-Searches will automatically include results from all regional collections unless a particular collection is specified. "Collection" refers to the Regional Project that is responsible for the photograph, i.e. Tignish or Cardigan.

-Note: The search box does not recognize apostrophes. Therefore, it will only recognize the O'Leary collection if spelled without an apostrophe, i.e. OLeary not O'Leary.

The Island Narratives Projects have been using a generalized subject list to categorize their data. Below are some suggestions for keywords to search under "Subjects":