New Image Viewer in DUVAGA

Next time you conduct a search in DUVAGA, you’ll have a new option for viewing your search results. Alex has incorporated an application called PicLens into the DUVAGA system. If you download the software (there’s also a link on the DUVAGA website), here’s what you’ll be able to do:

1.) Perform any search in DUVAGA, and click “PicLens Slideshow” from the results page (click the image above to make it bigger).

2.) If PicLens has been installed correctly, you should see something like the image above. There’s a scroll tool at the bottom of the page that will allow you to move through all of the search results very quickly.

3.) By clicking on one of the images, you can view a larger version of it, with its information. And if you click on the icon I’ve pointed to above…

You’ll return to DUVAGA, where you can add the image to your gallery.

This is a great way to sort through a lot of visual information, and to search through a lot of images quickly. Once you have the software installed on your browser, there are a number of other sites (including Flickr and Google Image searches) that it works with, too. Some words of warning, though: The application is very pretty and may be addictive. Also, it won’t work on all computer systems (like my 4-year-old Toshiba at home), but most newer computers should support it. And it does not project in 118 or 119, I think because of the mirroring software we use in those rooms. If you want a live demonstration or help downloading PicLens, let me know!

Happy browsing!