Monpix Search Tips

Image Data Search

Image Title

• This will retrieve all records containing words or phrases specified in the Image Title and Notes fields.
• More than one word may be entered in the search field by linking the words with %, however images will only be retrieved where the words appear in the title in the same order as entered in the search field.

Other Image Data Fields

• These fields are:
  • Photographer
  • Date
  • Image Number
• If terms are entered in these fields in conjunction with words in the Image Title field, the search will be limited accordingly.

APT Topic Term Search

• This field searches using Australian Pictorial Thesaurus terms, which use contemporary Australian terminology to describe objects, people, places & structures, events & activities and concepts.
• If more than one term is used, enter a semi-colon after each term. eg. academics; medical sciences

Subject Descriptor Search

• The list of descriptors used to classify images should be consulted before using this search option.
• Descriptors are largely based on names of academic departments, but include more general terms, e.g. Sport and Theatre & Dance.
• For individual academics the descriptor will correspond to the relevant academic department.
• For senior academics (e.g. Deans) and senior administrators, the descriptor 'Administrators' is used.
• For other non-academics the descriptor 'General Staff' is used.

Note: It is not advisable to search by entering data in both the Image Data Search fields and the Subject Descriptor Search fields.

Search Results

• A search using any of the above methods will result in a set of thumbnails - each appearing with its own data and descriptor/s. Individual thumbnails can then be enlarged.
• Many of the fields appearing in the search results are hotlinked to images with identical data in the same fields.