Related product Digital Collections (CONTENTdm)

CARLI Digital Collections New Look and Favorites

On Friday, October 16, 2020, the CARLI Digital Collections site will be updated with a new modern look that will be more accessible and responsive to viewing on any size screen while maintaining the core site functionality. The new site will comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and be faster to navigate than the old site.

There is no need to change any bookmarks or saved URLs. All existing CARLI Digital Collections URLs will automatically redirect to the new site when on the morning of October 16. However, if you have used the "Favorites" feature in the old site, you should Export any Favorites you wish to keep as a PowerPoint file saved to your computer before October 16. Favorites is a cookie-based browser feature of the old site for users to save image thumbnail views, links to the images, and item metadata.  Because the Favorites are saved with cookies between your local browser and the old site, any Favorites will be lost with the update to the new site unless you have saved them locally in a PowerPoint file. 

How to check for and save Favorites before October 16:

1. Visit http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/favorites before October 16 to see if your browser has any Favorites.

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2. Select the images to save by checking the box by each image title, or select "Check/uncheck all."

3. Click the Export button on the left-hand side of the page and save the file to your PC.

4. The updated CARLI Digital Collections site will have a similar feature called "Saved Items".  After October 16, open the saved file on your computer and click to follow the links in the saved PowerPoint file to reopen the images in the new site.  You may then choose "Save" to save them.  As with the previous "Favorites" option, Items added to the "Saved Items" page are kept in the browser cache of the local device only.

 

Below are some before and after images of the CARLI Digital Collections site:

CARLI Digital Collections Before Oct. 16 CARLI Digital Collections After Oct. 16
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