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• From the IS-EPOS web platform home page, by clicking on the "Documents" tag, as shown in the left frame of Figure 1 (indicated by a red box). The User has now entered the Home Page of the IS-EPOS document repository.
• From any of the AH Episodes, by clicking on the "See more information in Document Repository", as indicated in the red box in the right frame of Figure 1. The User has now entered the selected Episode document repository base (see the "AH Episodes" chapter).
• From any of the Services Applcations provided by the platform, by clicking on the link below "References" field, in the Service Applications description pages (See "Test User Guide ServicesApplication" chapter). The User has now entered the selected Service Applications document repository base (see "User Guides for IS-EPOS Applications" Chapter).
  

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1. Leads to the IS-EPOS web platform (TCS Portal).
2. Leads to IS-EPOS Document Repository Home page (described in detail later on).
3. Leads to IS-EPOS User Guide (described in detail later on).
4. Leads to "Browse" page (Figure 3, described in detail later on).
5. Search engine of the Repository. The User may enter any key word(s) in the empty field at the left of the "Search" tab, for getting a list with documents connected to these key words (described in detail later on). 

Figure 2.

Image RemovedThe main pages of the Repository are now described in detail.

•  Home Page: The Home page of IS-EPOS documents, provides some choices to the User, shown in the large tabs of Figure 5. Each tab contains the link to the respective page (blue text in the top left corner of each tab, Figure 5) and a short description just below this link::

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• • Browse Repository: This page provides an alternative Search tool, which provides specific categories of items (Figure 3). Can also be accessed by "Browse" tag in the Main page, as shown in Figure 2 (Field 4). Detailed description of this page is given right below
• • Latest Additions: This page provide a prompt access to the mostly recent items that have been added or updated since the last 7 days.
  • Search Repository: Grants access to the Advanced Search engine. The User may type in the search field at the top of the page for a quick search. Figure 6 shows Figures 4 and 5 show some of the fields that the User may complete for getting access to the items he/she wishes. There are comprehensive instructions of how to fill the fields. These information can be shown/hidden after switch the small blue button at the right of each field from "?" to "-" and vice versa (Figure 64). The User may also select between "All of" Any of" the inserted terms, by clicking on the small arrow at the left of the filling space (Figure 6). The User by can also select terms from specific lists as shown in Figure 75. He/she may tick box(es) shown in the red frames of Figure 75, corresponding to the terms written next to those boxes. Additional filtering can be applied by clicking on the arrows shown in the green frames of Figure 75. Instructions for completing the required fields is always provided after clicking on the question mark tab (blue "?" symbol), at the right hand side of each tab (Figure 7). After all input data have been set, the user may either click on the "Search" button to commit searching , or on the "Reset the form" button to clear all the selected fields (these two buttons are shown located both at the top and bottom of Figure 7 - blue buttons).    Browse Repository: This page provides an alternative Search tool, which provides specific categories of items. Can also be accessed by "Browse" tag in the Main page, as shown in Figure 1 (field 4). Detailed description of this page is given right below.the screen, e.g. at the top of Figure 4).   
  • About this Repository: Leads to the page displayed in Figure 2.Repository Policies: This page provides information on the use of material stored in the a page providing general and contact information about the repository.

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•  Browse Page: The "Browse" page gives the opportunity to the User to perform a special searching in the repository, by selecting specific categories comprising several fields (Figure 3).

Filtering of items can be done by year, subject, division or author. All of these filtering processes lead to identical searching tools as the one demonstrated right on for the "subject" case (Figure 96). The main category selected here (subject) is further divided into sub-categories, corresponding to more specialized filters of grouping the repository items. The User may click in the links (blue textfonts, Figure 96) in order to get access to each specific group. The number in the parenthesis indicates the amount of document available in each category.

Figure 96.

When selecting one of the given categories, the screen shown in Figure 10 appears. First, the list of references can be exported in several different formats, selected from field 1, Figure 107, such as ASCII, BibTeX, HTML, just to name a few. The directory selected and its branches are displayed in field 2, Figure 107. The User may click in the links (blue text, Figure 96) in order to get access to each specific group. The number in the parenthesis indicates the amount of document available in each category. Field 3, Figure 107, shows the grouping mode of the items, i.e. "Item Type", "Creators" (e.g. authors), etc. In field Field 4, Figure 107, the User may select among the different types of documents, appended after "jump to". The items are classified according to this order and the User can be immediately transferred to a specific category by clicking on one of the links in field 4, Figure 10. Finally the User may select any of the items provided to the list (below "Articles, in Figure 107), by clicking on the link indicated by blue text (e.g. the one shown in field Field 5, Figure 107).

Access to the previous screen can be obtained after clicking on the "Up a level" tag, shown in the top left corner of Figure 107. 

Figure 107.

Clicking on the blue text in field Field 5, Figure 106, will lead to the screen displayed in Figure 118. The title, authors and information on the publication (Journal, issue, etc) is shown together with an abstract. The official URL is also available (shown in the red box, Figure 118), where the User may click in order to visit the official Journal website and download the selected article. Clicking on the links shown in the green panel of Figure 6, will lead the User to previous stages of the Repository Searching. 

Figure 118.

•  Search Tool:For the "Advanced Search" see "Home Page" section ("Search Repository" paragraph) and Figures 6 4 and 75, in this chapter. This simple search tool is described here. It can be accessed by entering a term or terms in the empty field on the left side of "Search" tab shown in the right top corner of Figure 2 (indicated as "field 7Field 5"). Figure 12 9 demonstrates the Search engine results after request for the keyword "Groningen". One The results has been found and shown (field Field 4, Figure 129), along with some additional choices:

Figure 129.

• Field 1. The User may modify the present search or perform a new one by selecting "Refine search" or "New search", respectively.
• Field 2. Select mode of sorting the results. The available options for setting the order of the results are available  after clicking on the small arrow, just before the "Reorder tab, and they are:  by year (ascending or descending), by author's name and by document title.
• Field 3. The list of references can be exported in several different formats, selected from the small arrow just before "Export" tab, such as ASCII, BibTeX, HTML, just to name a few.
• Field 4. The results of the search are shown in the screen. Clicking on the blue text in field Field 4, Figure 129, will lead to the screen similar with the one displayed in Figure 118.
• Field 5. In the cases where the document is available, clicking on field 5, will download a .pdf copy of the respective material.   

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