Objectives:

1. Students will be able to access DIAL collections in order to browse and view digital objects.
2. Students will be able to determine the collections available in DIAL in order to select the appropriate collection.
3. Students will become familiar with workspace tools in DIAL in order to view and print digital objects available.

Outline:

1. Introduction
   1. Introduce the librarian (presenter)
   2. Give information about today’s objectives
      1. How to access DIAL
      2. How to identify collections
      3. How to browse collections
      4. How to view and print digital objects
   3. Answer any initial questions
2. Accessing the Database
   1. What is DIAL?
      1. University Libraries DIgital Asset Library
      2. Explain that DIAL houses the libraries' web-based collections, including digital images, as well as audio and video files
      3. Take students to the main page
   2. Why would you use these collections?
      1. Explain that students can access digital objects relevant to study and research (give example: compare and contrast images)
      2. Explain that it can be used to enhance classroom presentations
      3. Explain that students can use it to incorporate images into research, and that they can download, export, or print the images.
   3. Accessing DIAL: 2 ways to access
      1. Browser
         1. Explain that it can be accessed from the Internet with no special software required
         2. Note that it is best for searching and viewing one collection at a time
      2. JVA Client
         1. Explain that it is only available on library computers (and that it is what will be used today)
         2. Show the more advanced features (create presentations, more advanced image manipulation capabilities, searching multiple collections)
         3. Demonstrate opening the JVA Client (Identikey Required!
3. Explain collections and access
   1. Show that available collections are listed after sign-in
   2. Explain that the JVA client allows searching of multiple collections
   3. Emphasize the right-hand-side display box:
      1. Note that it provides descriptions of collections when only one collection is selected
      2. Note that clicking on the hyperlink for more information may take the student to an external website (demonstrate with Aerial Photographs)
   4. Direct students to choose a collection (choosing Select will show the first page of objects)
   5. Demonstrate changing from one collection to another (File, Open Collection)
   6. Direct all students to change to one collection (MOAC)
4. Browsing the Database
   1. Right-hand-side thumbnail display (Group window)
      1. Show that thumbnails are displayed by title or author, depending on the collection
      2. Demonstrate how to change sorting (Group, sort order)
      3. Point out page movement and image numbers
      4. Demonstrate how to change the number of thumbnails displayed
   2. Thumbnail metadata
      1. Note that each thumbnail has information beneath it
      2. Demonstrate how to get more information:
         1. Have students select a thumbnail by clicking once; note that selected thumbnails have a white "halo" around them, and that clicking again will deselect the image
         2. Direct students to select "data" on the left when only one image is selected
         3. Survey the available information with the students, and note that the information is collection-specific
   3. Enlarging Thumbnails
      1. Direct the students to choose an image (a new workspace window will open)
      2. Hand out the "Working with Insight" Quick Guide
      3. Give a brief overview of the toolbar, noting how to zoom in and out, maximize and minimize the window, how to access metadata, etc.
      4. Note that the students can choose more than one image: emonstrate that single clicking multiple images, then holding down the Shift key and double-clicking one thumbnail will move all selected images to the workspace window
      5. Allow the students to browse/experiment
      6. Direct the students to close the workspace window.
5. Printing Images...
   1. ...from the workspace window
      1. Demonstrate how to print to a .pdf
      2. Show how it will display, demonstrate maximizing/minimizing
   2. ...from thumbnail view
      1. Demonstrate printing descriptive information (includes detail and thumbnail)
      2. Demonstrate printing thumbnails (one or multiple)
         1. Select thumbnails to print: choose Group, Show Selected, Print, Thumbnails
         2. Return to full-results view by clicking
         3. Choose Group, Select None to deselect
6. Additional Help and Training Resources
   1. Point out tutorials
   2. Mention additional training sessions
   3. Give contact information for librarian or reference