ARTstor Update:Enhancements to the Digital Library

ARTstore is pleased to announce that later this month they will be releasing several enhancements to the ARTstor Digital Library. Metadata improvements will make it possible to discover ARTstor content in new ways and to create more refined and efficient searches. Additional enhancements will provide easier ways to navigate and organize search results. Some highlights are explained below.
Cross-collection browsing. Users will be able to browse across all collections in the Digital Library by geography and classification. These new options will be available from the Welcome Page and offer new ways of discovering ARTstor content.
Advanced search. The new advanced search will allow users to create more specific queries that result in more accurate search results. The advanced search will allow users to refine a search by date or a date range, and to choose to search within specific collections, specific geographic areas, and within object classifications.
Sorting by date. Users will have the new option to sort search results by date, in addition to existing sorts by creator or title of the works.
Cchanges to an expanded Personal Collections will be also introduced .
Audio file upload. Instructor-level users will have the ability to upload audio files (MP3) to their Personal Collections.