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I. Searching  the Euromayday Online Archive

The Euromayday Online Archive can be searched by city/year, through a full text search engine and via the category tree on the left hand side of each page.
Full search functions are accessible on the search page which can be accessed by clicking the <search> button on the right hand side navigation bar of the start page.

Search by city / year

• For information about a EuroMayDay Parade in a specific city, use the drop-down menue on the search page
  
• For information about a EuroMayDay Parade in a specific year, click the appropriate year in the timeline on the search page. The search page can be accessed by clicking the <search> button on the right hand side navigation bar of the start page
  

• Full text search can be accessed from the startpage and the search page.
• A full text search initiates a search in all text fields of each entry in the Euromayday Online Archive.
• Identifyers like  <“keyword”> or wildcards <*> are not possible.
• When indexing each entry, a number of keywords were used to facilitate full text searches. These keywords are marked by double slashes at the beginning and end:  <//keyword//> A list of keywords will be made available.
  

• The category tree can be found on the left hand side of each page.
• To view the subcategories, click on the > arrow on the left hand hand site of each main category.
• On the start page, you can search for all entries in one category or sub-category by clicking on it.
  
• On the search page, you can combine several categories through AND and OR indicators by ticking the appropriate box on top of the category tree.
• Due to technical restrictions and large quantities of data, the Euromayday Online Archive is slow. Be patient: after ticking one category, wait until the results have loaded before ticking another one.
  

• All types of searches can be combined by adding them to each other - but wait until the results for each search have loaded before adding the next.
  
• Example: Select a city, wait for the results to load. Then select a year, wait for the results to load again. Select a category, load again, type a word in the full text search box, load again and so on.
  

• All entries in this category are copies of documents produced and distributed by the Euromayday movement
  
• This includes local and transnational calls, posters, leaflets, mobilisation videos and various social media tools
  
• The entries in this category are media products. They do not indicate how these products were actually produced, used and put to action
  

• The entries in this category show how media are put to action.
  
• Most entries are photos documenting Euromayday Parades.
  
• The main category is broken down into different media types including sticker, banner, sound system, T-shirt, performance.
  

• This category allows to browse the demands addressed by the Euromayday movement.
  
• Entries include photos from Euromayday Parades, videos and documents of the movement
• Demands can also be accessed through full text search
  

• This category allows to browse subject positions expressed through mediated communication around Euromayday Parades.
  

• This category allows to search for specific signs and symbols including personifications (superheroes), regalia (computer, mob), logos (4 stars), and metaphors (circus, net).
  

• This category allows to search for the groups involved in the Euromayday process and their use of media.
  
• Entries are split up in movement, network, political group, party, trade union
• This information derives from clues in photos or videos reporting Euromayday Parades as well as documents of the movement

• When clicking on the thumbnails provided as search result, an individual page for each entry appears.
• A part from a photo, video, pdf or other file, individual entries provide additional information including attribution of the source, a short textual description, a longer contextualisation or full-text version of its contents, and a list of categories assigned to this entry.
• The filing card on the right hand side of each individual entry displays bibliographic information and core data at a glance.