Searching the Index Users of the database will be able to browse the database as well as make specific searches by architect, building type, name of building, and street. Dropdown lists are provided to aid the user in their search. Terms for building types are based on a slightly modified version of the Getty Art Museum's Art and Architecture Thesaurus. Canadian spelling is used throughout. These images range from historical and contemporary photographs, plans and renderings of a building to portraits of architects and historical images of an industrial company's advertisements.
Users can browse through a list of thumbnail pictures, each with caption.
Clicking on the thumbnails on the building entry pages allows the user a view of a larger image as well as a full citation. All images have 72 d.p.i resolution and are generally 600x400 pixels. Resources Funding was provided by two grants from Young Canada Works in Heritage Institutions and Young Canada Works in Science and Technology. We extend our sincere appreciation to the Canadian Library Association and the Department of Canadian Heritage for making the funds available. Two 16 week internships were created for a researcher and webmaster.