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Quick-Start Guide
Or search the database from the default search page:
- Once at the navigate to UAM collections by selecting from the menu at top. Scroll down to University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Museum (UAM) Ethnology and History objects and select "Search" at right.
- At the main search page you may need to select "customize" to see more options.
- Ethnology and History collections can be searched in several different ways:
- By catalog number in the "Identifiers" section.
- If you know the catalog number for the artifact you are looking for, enter it here in its entirety (e.g., 0067-0287; 1-1933-9427; or UA64-063-0001AB).
- By accession number in the "Catalog Record" section.
- If you know the accession number (i.e., the collection number), enter it here in its entirety (e.g., UA64-021; 1-1940; 0199).
- By object type in "Identifications" section.
- Enter the most general name for an object (e.g., knife, basket, arrow, etc.) in "Any taxon, ID, common name" field.
- Or enter the object name in "Identification" and select Match Type "contains."
- By geographic location in the "Place" section.
- Enter a place name in "Any Geographic Element" (e.g., Point Hope, Galena, Angoon, etc.).
- For greater specificity, enter a place name in "Specific Locality".
- By collector or creator in the "Catalog Record" section.
- Enter a person's name in the field next to the "Agent Role" dropdown menu.
- If you get no results in your search, try entering only the first or last name.
- By culture in "Catalog Record" section.
- If working from , begin typing a cultural designation and pick from list in "Culture of Origin" or "Culture of Use" fields in the Catalog Record section.
- If working from , select [customize] and select boxes next to "culture_of_origin" and "culture_of_use" then scroll to top and save. Then follow previous instructions.
- By description in "Catalog Record" section.
- Enter text string that might be part of the description of the object (e.g., concentric circle).
- By catalog number in the "Identifiers" section.