Hi Martha,
Did you download that DJVu viewer? If so, this Link will demo the viewing
benefit/ power of this image viewer, supposedly (and it does seem quite so)
significantly better than JPEGs:
http://www.nkp.cz/start/knihcin/digit/KatalogCD/EN/COLLEC_1/gallery.htm
The collection of Arabic manuscripts in the National Library of the Czech
Republic
Click on any one of the 100 thumbnails.
The point, as I understand it, is that when you visit the NC Archives site,
you will be able to view and D/L faster, bring up your image faster, ans saving
it will store in a much smaller and better image. Worthwhile goal if true, and
it seems to be so.
I'm not the expert, & many Thanks to Billy, who pioneered (see msg below),
but there are definite benefits using this technology. For example, the Jonathan
Bangs will of 1743 displays beautifully ('my wife Abiah Bangs,' 'sister
Thankful
Covell?,' 'dau 'Betty Bangs,' 'Uncle John Carruthers,' etc, but
to get to it
the first time is near agonizing. Still, compared to a trip to Raleigh and time
spent to 'check out the will (even if that is still allowed), it's a piece of
cake. Will take about 5 minutes the first time, plus time to install the DJVuer
from the NC Archives site (I highly recomend 'auto-install'), but then is much
quicker to use.
This LizardTech company apparently goes to extreme lenghts to protect the
product, to the point it conceals the Link Address (URL) on many of its web
Pages. Apperently, it must be installed from the Client site, in this case, from
the:
Welcome to the State Archives of North Carolina website:
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm
http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?PAG...
MAR3DB&pm_OI=39086&api_2=RETRIEVEINFO&pm_RELAY=REPOMAR3DB&pm_OI=39086&pm_TPX=75&
api_3=GET_OBJ&pm_RELAY=REPOMAR3DB&api_4=GET_FILE_INFO&pm_RC=REPOMAR3DB&pm_OI=390
86&pm_LCI=0&api_5=COLL_GET_PEERS&pm_RC=REPOMAR3DB&pm_COI=39086&pm_OTF=Y&pm_LCI=0
&api_6=COLL_GET_PARENTS&LCI=0
http://www.lizardtech.com/solutions/doc/
The DJVu viewer allows you to view the document (Bang's will 1743 here)
almost as though you are looking at it in focus from just inches away. Getting
to the record/ document you want requires a bit of patience until you get the
hang of it, and more patience. The first image took a few moments, then sped up.
One trick page requires you to select an image icon from on the right (looks
like a tilted boomerang in a box), and of course, there is the 'click on the
"MARS! Online Catalog..." hyperlink mentioned by Billy at the Link:
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm
There has been a problem to get to the site sometimes (Internal Server Error),
but go back half-hour later.
Barry
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/default.htm is also avail
http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us/ is the problem Link (reported)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martha Marble" <mmarble(a)erols.com>
To: <NCLENOIR-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:08 PM
Subject: [NCLENOIR] Fwd: [NCDOBBS] NC Dept. of Archives Web Site
| Ok I am reluctant to forward this on because I do NOT understand the Mars
| system but some of you might. If you don't understand it, don't ask me. Am
| in hopes the archive will change their system one of these days.
|
| Martha
|
|
| >Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:13:35 -0700
| >X-Original-Sender: BJMarkland(a)aol.com Fri Jan 16 19:13:35 2004
| >From: BJMarkland(a)aol.com
| >Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:13:39 EST
| >Old-To: BJMarkland(a)aol.com
| >X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5006
| >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38
| >Subject: [NCDOBBS] NC Dept. of Archives Web Site
| >To: NCDOBBS-L(a)rootsweb.com
| >Resent-From: NCDOBBS-L(a)rootsweb.com
| >X-Mailing-List: <NCDOBBS-L(a)rootsweb.com> archive/latest/939
| >X-Loop: NCDOBBS-L(a)rootsweb.com
| >Resent-Sender: NCDOBBS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
| >
| >I am always amazed when the State gets something right! Today I was visiting
| >the NC Dept. of Archives web site looking for something I had seen
| >previously. Well, I did not find what I was looking for but did discover
| >that the state
| >has put images of many of the original wills filed in the state on-line as
| >well as images from the documents of many of the state's governors. They
| >also
| >have cataloged their collections and you can browse and search through the
| >catalog. The main search page is below (warning, it is a two line or
| >better URL).
| >
|
|
L=childbrowse.xsl&hier=h1&tree=c&api_1=PUB_DISP_COLL&hier=builder&tree=c&api_2
|
=GET_SEARCH_PARM&hier=h1&tree=o&api_3=PUB_DISP_COLL&hier=builder&tree=o&api_4=
| >GET_SEARCH_PARM
| >
| >
| >An easier way to get there is to go the the Dept. of Archives main page, and
| >on the left bottom of the screen, click on the "MARS! Online Catalog..."
| >hyperlink.
| >
| >http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm
| >
| >Once you get into MARS, the subject headings all have a description with a +
| >sign to the left of the heading. The old wills are listed as: Records of
| >Probate: Wills [View Documents] . On any of the headings, click on the +
| >to show
| >what is below the heading. To see the catolog entry for the individual
| >listing, click on DESCRIPTION. For the Wills, the hierarchy is as follows:
| >
| >Records of Probate: Wills [View Documents]
| > Black-Bright
| > ------Black, Isaac, New Hanover County View Description [
| > Object
| >]
| >
| > ------Black, Michael, Craven County View Description [ Object ]
| >
| > ------Blackall, Abraham, Chowan County View Description [
| > Object
| >]
| >
| > ------Blackall, Sarah, Chowan County View Description [
| > Object ]
| >
| > ------Blackledge, Richard, Craven County View Description [
| >Object ]
| >
| >etc.
| >
| >To see the individual's will, click on VIEW DESCRIPTION which will bring up a
| >page like this:
| >
| >Bright, Simon, Dobbs County
| >
| >Title: Bright, Simon, Dobbs County
| >Years: 1777
| >MARS Id: 12.96.1.275 (Folder)
| >Index Terms: Geographic Names:
| >
| >Dobbs County
| >
| >Personal Names:
| >
| >Bright, Simon
| >
| >Other Copies: S.108.196 (MFR)
| >
| >
| >On the right you will see an Icon to click to view the image. If you don't
| >see it, click the NEXT to go to the next page (that will be more prevalent in
| >the Govenor's papers).
| >
| >On the viewer, to go from page to page, to me it is quicker to use the drop
| >down box on the menu bar but you can double-click on the next page on the
| >left
| >hand frame. Hint: when viewing at 100% the entire document does not fit
| >into
| >the viewing area. Enlarge that viewing area by dragging the left panel
| >smaller.
| >
| >Gotta go, Patsy Cline's, "I Got Your Picture, She's Got You" just
came on
| >i'net radio. <grin>
| >
| >Best of wishes,
| >
| >Billy
|
| ______________________________