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Search content

It’s easy to search the Posen Digital Library once you’ve registered. Start by clicking the “search” tab on the upper left-hand side of the homepage. Enter your search term(s) into the empty bar beneath the words “advanced search.” Then hit return, or click the blue “search” button to the right of the screen. Within a few seconds, you should see a list of results. Once you’re ready for a new search, simply click “search” again and enter another term.

You can also refine your search. First, return to the original search box. After entering a search term, click the word “all” (to the right of the search box) and then select authors, titles, text, or another option. This will narrow your results. You can also search by subject—literature, for instance. After typing your search term, just click “literature” in the column below the word “subject.”

You can also search multiple terms at once. Just type your second term in the white box with the words “Add another search term,” and you will see works in which both search terms appear.

Browse content

You can explore literature, visual culture, and popular culture by clicking the “browse” tab on the homepage and selecting the genre/category that interests you. You can also browse chronologically. Just click “browse,” and locate the long row of images towards the bottom of the page. Select the period (1973–1980, for instance) you would like to explore.

You can also browse from the home page, by clicking a genre or time period below the image carousel.

View documents

Once you select a document, you can expand it, shrink it, bookmark it, or highlight a word or paragraph. Use the toolbar—the row of icons above, and to the right of, the document. To enlarge the text, click the larger “a” in the toolbar. The small “a” will shrink the text. The other items in the toolbar perform the other functions: tagging, bookmarking, and annotating. To bookmark a passage, first highlight it, then click the “bookmark” icon in the toolbar. Tagging and annotating work the same way: Highlight a passage, click the appropriate icon, then follow the instructions. (Your tags and annotations will appear in your “My Library” page. To edit an annotation or delete a tag, click “my annotations” or “my tags” and click the appropriate word: edit, delete, etc. NB: once an annotation has been made public, it cannot be changed, so annotate wisely.)

The “I” icon provides information about the document being viewed, including what other users think about it.

If you’re not sure what an icon does, drag your browser over it and wait a moment; a function will appear. To get a better sense of the different functions, try experimenting with them.

Print, save, and share documents

Just click the ellipsis (above the document, across from the toolbar) to activate the print, save, and share functions. Clicking “share” will cause the document’s URL to appear. You can then copy it and forward it to a friend. You can also save a document when you search for it: just check the box to the left of the document’s title, then click “save.” Saved documents will appear in your “My Library.”

When you’re done printing, saving, or sharing, click the ellipsis again.

Using “My Library”

“My Library” is where you manage your personal library. Click the “My Library” tab on the homepage. You will see a list of recently viewed documents, personal folders, and notifications from other users and Posen Digital Library administrators. All of your saved documents, tags, and annotations, as well as private groups, should appear here as well.

Create a profile

Your profile includes your name; email; school, college, university, or other affiliation; and address, as well as the private groups to which you’ve subscribed. To view your profile, click the “My Library” tab, then click “my profile” on the left-hand side of the page. To make changes to your profile, click the “My Library” tab, then click “manage profile.” After you’re finished, click “Save and View Profile” at the bottom of the page.

Create a private group or community

Please see the Private Groups Tutorials page for more information.

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