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<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The new Picture Australia website is up and running.</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Here is a run down on key changes to our look and feel. </FONT>
<BR><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Home Page</FONT></B> <A HREF="http://www.pictureaustralia.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">www.pictureaustralia.org</FONT></U></A><B></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT>
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<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">the most important function, the search box, is increased in size and placed centrally </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">historical images from our Participating agencies are juxtaposed with contemporary images from our Flickr groups. All these images dynamically refresh with every search displaying the wealth of visual material to be penetrated </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">commonly used functions are in the top navigational toolbar and more general information is in the bottom banner </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">text is minimised in line with a site focused on pictorial material </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">the display of search results is clearer and easier to scan </FONT></LI>
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<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Displaying Search Results</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
Researchers will be pleased to discover that their search results are now relevance ranked with an exact word or phrase match in the title, making it much quicker and easier to sort through records. Regular researchers will note the cleanliness of the display of records and the option to change the number of records displayed on the advanced search page from 12 - 60 images at a time.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Easier navigation is aided by the introduction of icons to indicate functions such as 'Add to Favourites'</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#000000">
<IMG SRC="No%20AttachName" alt="Picture (Metafile)"></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">download favourite record</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#000000">
<IMG SRC="No%20AttachName-1" alt="Picture (Metafile)"></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">and 'Request a Copy'<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#000000">
<IMG SRC="No%20AttachName-2" alt="Picture (Metafile)"></FONT>that give users a quick link to the appropriate action.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Advanced Searching</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><A HREF="http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?mode=advanced"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?mode=advanced</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The simpler language on the redesigned Advanced Search page makes it easier for users to search the database. A search tab in the top navigation banner provides a way to combine a simple search with an agency drop down menu to facilitate quick searches of individual collections. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Picture Australia's strongest research interest comes from librarians, local and family historians and teachers and students from primary school to university. A new 'research tips' page provides information for genealogists on family history research. Teachers and students will also find there activities that build research and observation skills. University students can now develop illustration lists using Picture Australia through the bibliographic software Endnote X.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The iconic vibrant ochre orange and signature logo of the original site have been left in tact to continue to transmit their significant references about the Australian consciousness. </FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Contact us</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> to let us know what you think of the new site </FONT><A HREF="http://www.pictureaustralia.org/contact/index.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">http://www.pictureaustralia.org/contact/index.html</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">On behalf of the Picture Australia team<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Antique Olive">Fiona Hooton</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Browallia New">P 02 6262 1641 | F 02 6273 1180 |<U> fhooton@nla.gov.au</U>|</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.pictureaustralia.org"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Browallia New">www.pictureaustralia.org</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
<I></I></FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=4 FACE="Antique Olive">...one simple search, many collections</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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