- THE VIETNAM CENTER AND ARCHIVE
- Texas Tech University
How to Use the Virtual Vietnam Archive Maps Search Page
How to Use The Virtual Vietnam Archive Maps Search Page
Introduction
The Virtual Vietnam Archive is a multi-year project to digitize the holdings of the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech and to make all non-copyrighted materials available through the web. To do this, the Virtual Archive utilizes a relational database system called Cuadra Star. This system allows for very fast, complex searches of all data in the database. Of the many materials available in the Virtual Archive, the map collection is one of the most interesting. Due to the some of the unique features of maps, such as latitude and longitude, we have created a separate search interface exclusively for out maps collections. Maps are included in searches using the main Virtual Vietnam Archive search page, but the maps search page includes a number of different options. The purpose of this tutorial is to help researchers to understand how to utilize the capabilities of the maps search page to their full extent.
Please note that screenshots on the following pages may differ from actual use, but the instructions and content remain accurate.
Table of Contents
The Search Page
Index Pages
- About the Page
- List Terms / Show Near
- Previous Section / Next Section
- Selecting / Paste Term(s) / Return w/o Pasting
- Search Links
Resource Links
"View the Country" Links
Browse List
More Information
Error Pages
- About the Pages
- Virtual Vietnam Archive Error Pages
- File Retrieval Errors
- Internet Error Pages
- Messages
- Systems Maintenance
- Access Problems
Examples of Common Searches
- Step-by-Step Searching - Basic Search
- Searching for Maps of Major Vietnamese Cities
- Search for a Map of a Small Village
- Search for a Town or Village You Don't Know the Name Of (Vietnam Only)