aluka struggles for freedom training 4.1.2008

Copyright 2008 Ithaka Harbors 1

AlukaStruggles for Freedom

in Southern AfricaTraining

3.14.2008


Menus link to related pages

Public pages provide generalinformation such as Help andbackground materials

Exercises:

1. Explore the Menu options

2. Go to Help

I can change the language toEnglish, French, orPortuguese by clicking here


Exercises:

1. Go to Log In

I can find information onhow to search and viewmaterials in Aluka

Getting Started Guide isavailable in PDF format soyou can save or print it.

Log In allows you tocreate an Aluka User IDand log in


Exercises:

1. Go to Create User ID

Aluka Passwords arecase-sensitive

I can create my own UserID by clicking here

If I log in, I can save andshare all the materials inAluka. I can also save andshare measurements,views, browses andsearches.


Exercises:

1. Create User ID

2. Go to Homepage

I can create an AlukaUser ID with this form

I can see that my accessis through my institution

I can see the benefits oflogging into Aluka


I can see a list of Partnerinstitutions from About Partnerunder the Content menu

I can access all three contentareas directly from thehomepage

Exercises:

1. Go to Regions>Africa for the Struggles for Freedom inSouthern Africa content area

I can find training materials,including short videos, underthe About Aluka>Resourcesmenu


Exercises:

1. View Results for Namibia

I can click the number ofobjects next to the name to godirectly to those results

I can add another category tomy browse at any stage


Exercises:

1. Search in Results for divestment

I can see my Browse Path. Ican return to any part of thebrowse simply by clicking it

I can Search in these Results.This will further limit mysearch, but I have to be sureto click Search in Results first.In this case, I will search for“divestment” in these 916results


Exercises:

1. View metadata

I now have 143 results

I can view the object in manyways, including DownloadPDF, Text Pages, LargerView, and Viewer. I want tosee the metadata so I clickMetadata


Exercises:

1. Go to Add/Edit Tags

I can information that I canuse to cite this source

I can see the same viewingoptions to the left. I want tosave this object so I clickAdd/Edit tags


Exercises:

1. Add tags and comments

2. Save

A tag is a word or phrase thatyou use to remember theobject; in this case, I save thisreport with the tags Namibiaand report

I can add comments if I want.Comments can help meorganize my research further

I can see the tags that I haveused before


Exercises:

1. Go to Advanced Search

All my saved materials can befound in My Aluka

I can click the Tagging Bar tosave multiple objects at thesame time


Exercises:

1. Limit search to Struggles for Freedom

2. Search for Tempo magazines from 1975-1976

3. Open result in Book Viewer

I can isolate my search in onecontent area

I can see the range ofmaterials available by usingthe Resource Type dropdownmenu

Boolean operators can beused (AND, OR, NOT) inthe Search field

Wildcards (*) can be usedin your searches to produceresults with related forms ofwords


Exercises:

1. Explore Book Viewer tools

2. Zoom on image

For multiple pagedocuments, I can open theBook Viewer. The BookViewer will also open in aseparate window, but it hasmany different tools

I can turn the page byclicking here

I can see an index of all thepages in this magazine


Exercises:

1. Save zoomed Region

2. Close Book Viewer

I can zoom in and Save aRegion as I did with the otherViewers

To return to the original two-page view, I can click here


Exercises:

1. Go to My Aluka

2. What information has been saved there?

I can View my Search Historyto go to a previous search orbrowse from this session

I can always refine my searchby clicking Edit search


Exercises:

1. Click University of Ghana

I can see all my tags and thenumber of times I have usedthem

I can share tags, but first Ihave to choose which one toshare. So I choose theUniversity of Ghana tag

I can see all the objectsassociated with my tags


Exercises:

1. Go to Share this tag

I can share my tag by clickinghere


Exercises:

1. Share tag with classmate or [email protected]

I can enter up two 20 emailaddresses or I can copy andpaste the URL into somethingelse, like a class assignmentor a syllabus

I can change the messageany way I would like


Exercises:

1. Explore Community Tags tab

2. Go to Homepage

I can see this is a differentperson. This is the person Isent the tag to

My colleague can see the tagin her Community Tags. It willnot interfere with My Tags

She can see who shared thetag with her


Any questions?

If you have any questions,take a look at the Helpmenu or contact Aluka UserServices [email protected]


Exercises

1. Create your own User ID

2. Save an object and add comments

3. Open the Book Viewer and Save a Region

4. Use the Advanced Search to search for magazines fromMozambique

5. Save your Advanced Search

6. Share a tag with ([email protected]) or acolleague

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