Confirmed by bfi silent film curator:
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/we ... /150016461" target="_blank
Search found 6 matches
- Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:43 pm
- Forum: Silent News
- Topic: BFI Collections Search
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- Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:16 am
- Forum: Silent News
- Topic: BFI Collections Search
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Re: BFI Collections Search
In fact, after following my own truncation advice, I found:
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/we ... /152692147" target="_blank
So I'll raise an inquiry to check if these archive items belong to that work, and make the links.
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/we ... /152692147" target="_blank
So I'll raise an inquiry to check if these archive items belong to that work, and make the links.
- Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:12 am
- Forum: Silent News
- Topic: BFI Collections Search
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4465
Re: BFI Collections Search
If the search at work level tells you that no film or video materials are held, but you suspect this may be due to a link not yet achieved, there's a very easy way to check. If you go to advanced search, and instead of works, choose to search in archive items, by title, you will find ALL film, video...
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:58 am
- Forum: Silent News
- Topic: BFI Collections Search
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4465
Re: BFI Collections Search
RE Person search: I'll add something clear to the Help Text for Simple Search, to emphasise that person searching works there too. RE anomalies in the data itself: if you look on the FAQ page on bfi.org.uk http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/frequently-asked-questions-about-archive-collections"...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:01 am
- Forum: Silent News
- Topic: BFI Collections Search
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4465
Re: BFI Collections Search
Forgot to add: regarding the camera icon to indicate film / video materials held - that is dependent on a link being established in the BFI database between the Work record (filmographic information such as synopsis, subject, genre, cast, credits, dates) and the archive item record (the record repre...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:56 am
- Forum: Silent News
- Topic: BFI Collections Search
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4465
Re: BFI Collections Search
Person searching also works in the Simple Search, enter 'surname, firstname' and it will return Works where that person is featured in cast or credits. Eg powell, michael will return 131 results. However, you cannot perform a Sort using Simple search, where Advanced / Expert allow you to sort by dat...