Designer Files/Slides Search Tips

This page demonstrates hands-on search techniques using sample searches for Designer Files/Slides collections, including:

Please log in using your FIT username and password. Designer Slides collection is NOT available for non-FIT users.

To get started, go to Discover on the Toolbar, and click on Explore from the drop-down menu.

AND search

Example 1: Search images of "Dresses" AND "Hats" of the designer John Galliano in FITDIL Designer Files collection.

Step 1. Select collection

Under Collection at the search box column located at the right side on the Explore page, select "Library Designer Files."

If the list is not visible, the search box is collapsed. Click on the gray heading area to open the search boxes.

Step 2. Select creator/designer

Under Creator, select "John Galliano."

The names are listed in alphabetical order by Last Name. John Galliano will appear as "Galliano, John."

If you don't see the name in the Creator search box, click "more..." and reveal the entire list. Scroll down the list to find the name.

Company names are displayed as entity names, followed by "(Firm)." Example: Christian Dior (Firm)

Step 3. Refine the search using the Subject search box

Open the Subject search box, scroll down and select "Dresses." If you do not see the term, click on "more ..." and scroll down the list.

Now, each of your selected search terms are saved and indicated at the right-hand column as:

Collection - Library Designer Files
Creator - Galliano, John
Subject - Dresses

Step 4. Add another subject

Go to the Subject search box again, and select "Hats" from the list.

This search is for "Dresses" AND "Hats," which will return images that have both Dresses and Hats in each image.

OR/NOT search

Example 2: Update the previous results to images of either "Dresses" OR "Hats." But NOT (exclude) the images of "Eveningwear."

Step 5. Cancel your previous search selection

Click on the "x" located at the top right corner of the Subjectselection box.

Step 6. "Or" icon

Click on the "Or" icon located at right next to the selected subject term "Dresses."

Step 7. Add the second search term from the OR search box

When you click on the "Or" icon, a new search box will appear.

If "Hats" is not available on the list, click on "more..." at the end of the box and scroll down to view more terms.

Step 8. Search criteria display

Now your search terms are:

Collection - Library Designer Files
Creator - Galliano, John
Subject - Dresses or Hats

This search of Dresses OR Hats will return images that have either Dresses or Hats in each image.

Step 9. "NOT (exclude) search"

To exclude Eveningwear from the results, go to the Subject box and bring the mouse over the term "Eveningwear" to display the "-" (exclude) icon at the right side of the term. Click on the exclude icon to update the results.

Now, your search terms are:

Cross search in Designer Files and Designer Slides collections

Example 3: Browse through all available images in the Designer Files and Designer Slides collections and find images of the designer Vivienne Westwood.

Step 1. Select two collections using OR search

Under Collection, select "Library Designer Files."

Then click on the "Or" icon located at the right side of the term. Another search box will appear right below the Collection box.

From the new Collection box, click on "Library Designer Slides."

This will return all images in Designer Files and Designer Slides collections.

Step 2. Select Vivienne Westwood.

Under Creator, find and select Vivienne Westwood. The list is in alphabetical order by last name.

Click to select "Westwood, Vivienne, 1941-".

This search will return all images that have Westwood under the Creator/Designer field.

Additional tip:

If you enter "Westwood" in the Keywords box at the top of the right-hand column (instead of selecting the term from the Creator list), you will have the results returned with records that have the word "Westwood" in any field in the record (Description, etc.).