How to use the Montana Memory Project

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What is it?

• Digital repository• Sponsored by Montana State Library and

Montana Historical Society• Items from Montana special collections • Used for, education, research, life-long

learning, pleasure

Collections

Artwork

Audio

Photographs

Photograph Themes

Print Materials

Print Sections and Themes

Contributors

Educational Resources

Maps

Maps – more detail

Banner = home

Row 1-Tabs

Row 2 - SearchRow 3 - Breadcrumbs

Row 4 - Interactive

Reference URL

Share Options

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Comment

Rate & Save to Favorites

Resize Image

Image Toolbar

Zoomed out to 55%

Full Browser

Fit to Window

Fit to Width

Descriptive information

Print Materials

Content

Thumbnails

Searching

Advanced Search

Narrowing your search

Adding or Removing Collections

OCR

• Optical Character Recognition• Method by which the computer reads and

records typed content• This content can also be searched• Handwritten documents cannot have OCR

done unless they are accompanied by a typed transcript.

OCR Search

View Image & Text

Search Suggestions

• When searching first and last names use the “exact phrase” refinement.

• The default operator is “and” change it to “or” for more results

• Narrow your search by adding or removing collections

• Search content in a specific field when you can.

Page Flip View

Page Flip – overview not for reading

Page Flip View

Mountain West Digital Libraryhttp://www.mwdl.org/

Partners Page

Digital Public Library of Americahttp://dp.la/

www.montanamemory.orgJennifer Birnel, Director

[email protected]@mt.gov855-259-0894