Specification for Image Search and Delivery from the Central Digital Repository

a. Provide a Boolean keyword search box to search image metadata across all centrally indexed image collections.

b. Links to search individual image collections.

i. Each collection link has a brief phase to describe it.

ii. Users may follow the link to an individual Collection Page

1. A Collection Page will contain a brief narrative describing the collection and a Boolean keyword search box constrained to search image metadata within that single collection, utilizing the same results displays that are described below.

c. Link to Help

d. Options for results display.

i. Display results as thumbnail images (default)

ii. Display results by title

e. Advanced search link (to be described at a later date)

f. A browse function will be discussed and described at a later date.

g. Top navigation and institutional footer should be as small as possible throughout the site to provide the most screen real estate possible for the results.

a. Image Grid Display (default):

i. Reiterate the search terms

ii. Grid of thumbnail images for the results set

iii. Each grid will contain <20 images

iv. If result set is >20, user will be presented with:

1. Next Page Navigation

2. Jump Navigation

v. Count and display total number of images in result set.

vi. Present user with position in result set (i.e. “1 - 20 of 168 images”)

vii. Link to search screen for new search:

1. When returning original search string will be removed.

2. If the search was performed in an individual collection, links to both new searches in that individual collection and to the integrated image collection will appear.

3. Using the back button in the browser immediately after a search is performed will return the user to the search performed, retaining the search term(s).

viii. User WILL NOT be presented with the ability to:

1. Modify existing search (desired at a future date)

2. Search within results (desired at a future date)

3. Tag multiple images for view (desired at a future date)

ix. User can left-click on specific image in grid to present a pop-up box dynamically created using JavaScript:

1. Image Title

2. Image Information Link

a.  The Full Information page presents metadata for the image object that includes the individual image.

i. Includes all metadata elements that the sponsoring unit has selected for inclusion.

Ii Includes thumbnails for all images associated with that object that the user can click on to view the image in the Resizer Java Applet or save the image to local disk (user cannot download metadata with image).

3. Image Zoom, this window: Link that will pull the image into the Resizer Java Applet that will allow user to zoom and manipulate image view.

4. Image Zoom, new window: Link that will pull image into the Resizer Java Applet that will allow user to zoom and manipulate image view.

5. Download image: Link to generate a jpeg in the browser window that the user can save to local disk (user cannot download metadata with image at this time).

x. Later discussions will take place to determine if an additional option for the grid display to include identifying metadata, such as title, should be made available.

b. Title Display

i. Reiterate the search terms

ii. Show total number of image objects and images retrieved.

iii. Results set is presented as a scrolling list.

iv. Numbered list of titles for the top level image objects.

1. Show number of images associated with each object.

v. Link to search screen for new search:

1. When returning original search string will be removed.

2. If the search was performed in an individual collection, links both to new searches in that individual collection and to the integrated image collection will appear.

3. Using the back button in the browser immediately after a search is performed will return the user to the search performed, retaining the search term(s).

vi. User WILL NOT be presented at this time with ability to:

1. Modify existing search (desired at a future date)

2. Search within results (desired at a future date)

3. Tag multiple images for view (desired at a future date)

vii. Title for each image object is presented as a link:

1. Link will take user to the full information page.

i. The Full Information page presents metadata for the image object.

1. Includes all metadata elements that the sponsoring unit has selected for inclusion.

2. Includes thumbnails for all images associated with that object that the user can click on to view the image in the Resizer Java Applet (same or new window) or generate a jpeg in the browser window that the user can save to local disk (user cannot download metadata with image at this time).