Using Parlimento

This page provides information on how to use the functions to search, view, download and share items. If you have any questions about using this site, or have specific queries, please Contact Us. If you have questions about specific items, use the  button on the item's page. 

 

Index

• Simple Searching
• Advanced Searching
• Relationships
• Using the Menus
• Viewing and Downloading
• Downloading from the Preview Screen
• Downloading from the Search Results Screen

 

Help Guides

Simple Searching

On the Home page, or from the Search icon, type in your search word/s in the search bar and press enter or click on the magnifying glass. 

For the example below we will search for Sir Edmund Barton

This search will look for all of the words in all fields. The results returned will start where Sir AND Edmund AND Barton are found. As you continue to scroll down, the results will also include items where some of the words are found or even words that are similar. 

You can then browse the results and select any item of interest or you can refine your search further using the Filter By option to the left of the results. For example if you only want photos, select Photograph and the search will be filtered to only show photos.

Advanced Searching

Use the Search icon on the left hand menu. 

Enter your search criteria and then use the optional drop down fields to filter your search further.

Search Filter descriptions:

Format	The primary search filter will list all Format/Item Type(s).
Within Data	Default is All Fields + Content. Can be narrowed down to Title Only or All Fields. All Fields returns results where the keyword(s) entered appear in templated metadata fields. Titles Only returns results where the keyword(s) entered appear in the Item Title. All Fields and Content returns results where the keyword(s) appeared in the templated metadata fields or OCT/Text/Transcription fields.
Search Within Fields	Allows searches to be narrowed down to a specific field within a Format/Item type.
Date	Searches where a date has been entered.
Search For	Default is All Keywords. Can be narrowed down to Any Keywords or Exact Phrase Match. All Keywords returns results where all of the keywords appear. Any Keywords returns results where any of the keywords appear. Due to the search settings, the results for these options are flexible and will return similar results including misspelt words. Exact Phrase Match only returns results where the keywords all appear in the order entered eg Edmund Barton would receive results however Barton Edmund would not work.

 

Refining once you have selected Search

Once a search result has been returned, you can Refine Search Terms to retain your original terms and reduce the results by adding terms to be included or excluded from the search. 

 

Relationships

Many of the items on this site are linked to other items. Using the example above, if you search for Sir Edmund Barton the first result will most likely be a Photograph, however there is also a Person entry, a Menu from his time as Speaker and a link to the Position of Speaker. Once you click into an item, you will see these links to the sides of the item. For example, if you select a photo, you will see it has a Depicted Person field that you can select which will take you back to the Person entry for Sir Edmund Barton. From there you will see other linked items. Not all results will have these relationships, however as the collection on Parlimento is expanded, so too will these links.

 

Using the Menus

	Takes you back to the homepage from any page on this site Has an option to do a basic search. Search results can then be filtered after the results are displayed. Shows some featured items.
	See all content available to you on the site. Content can then be filtered using the filters on the left.
	Run a basic or filtered search. Search results can then be filtered even further after the results are displayed.
	Shows your viewing/search history for this session. The information will be cleared when you log out or close your browser window.
	‘Bookmark’ an item by clicking on the Star icon ‘Add to My Collection’ under the Tools section when viewing an item.
	The More menu contains useful links to external pages/forms/user guides etc such as this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing and Downloading

The TOOLS bar on the left of any viewable or downloadable item has the following functionality once you have clicked into an item.

	Click to zoom image to 100%
	Click to fit image into the window
	Click to fit image width to window
	Click to fit image height to window
	Click to rotate image 90 degrees clockwise to view
	Click to open image in 'Pan and Zoom' mode. Best for detailed view
	Click and drag the magnifying glass to adjust zoom
	Click to open the pop-up window to view the OCR/Transcription
	Click to open the pop-up window to view search result hits
	Click to show/hide the highlighted search results him in the image of this page
	Click to see download options
	Click to add item to 'My Collection'
	Click to contact the site Administrator about this item
	Click to display the information required to cite this item

 

Downloading from the Preview Screen

The download button is on the Toolbar (Pic). The pop up window shows what options are available for downloading. 

 

The Download metadata record as XML File or PDF Document option is for downloading information about the item.
The Download the Web Master allows you to download the item.
The copyright notice will display. Further information about copyright information can be found in the i/MORE menu.

All items will download based on your default browser settings – usually your Downloads folder.

 

Downloading from the Search results screen

On the Search results screen, each thumbnail has a white circle which you can click to tag. Clicking the Download icon will provide the option to download the metadata and or the associated digital items. Each of the items may have multiple digital items. Tick the required options and select Download.