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Note: Occasionally Firefox users have problems opening a DjVu file; this is known to LizardTech and will hopefully be remedied soon. This problem usually does not happen in Internet Explorer. [as of July 2009] | Note: Occasionally Firefox users have problems opening a DjVu file; this is known to LizardTech and will hopefully be remedied soon. This problem usually does not happen in Internet Explorer. [as of July 2009] | ||
===== Hints for successful navigation | ===== Hints for successful navigation<br> ===== | ||
Each book found in the DigiBib is a separate project. The goal is to transcribe each book and make the contents fully searchable. A "project box" is found on the right side of each page. | *The different sections, or portals, in the DigiBib are often subdivided further by geographical areas or other topics | ||
* Each book found in the DigiBib is a separate project. The goal is to transcribe each book and make the contents fully searchable. A "project box" is found on the right side of each page | |||
*Each project goes through several stagesof digitizing and proofreading. The current status is listed under "Bearbeitungsstand", which roughly translates into "level of completion" | |||
*The original page is always visible on the right hand side and can be opened, magnified, or copied | |||
*If the book is alphabetized, links to the beginning of each letter are found above the image | |||
*Click on "naechste Seite" (next page) or "vorherige Seite" above the image to move sequentially between pages | |||
*The word "Inhalt" means "contents" and usually links directly to the book's table of contents. Page numbers listed there may be hyperlinked to the respective pages | |||
*In a finished project, the transcription of the original text is found to the left of the original image. In unfinished projects, only the scanned images or partial transcriptions may be available | |||
*Sometimes the transcription only shows minimal information, such as a list of places found on each page. A click on the page number brings up the detailed transcribed page. | |||
==== Societies (Vereine) ==== | ==== Societies (Vereine) ==== | ||