Searching and using Aalto Repository's content
Aalto Repository search portal
Aalto Repository can be searched at https://repo.aalto.fi. A beta version of the search portal is under development and has been released for public use.
In the search portal, you can search the system's public content, which currently includes mainly media and document materials permanently preserved in the Aalto University Archive collections.
Browsing:
Browse by material group: Materials are categorized into broad groups such as Student Works, Teaching Materials, Private and Personal Archives, Association and Foundation Archives, and Art and Museum Collections.
Browse by collection: You can browse the materials by collections and the series contained within them. A collection may include several series and tens or even thousands of individual objects.
Search:
Keyword search: Enter the desired search term into the search field on the homepage of the search portal. You can truncate the search term with an *-symbol. Search terms can be combined using Boolean operators (AND; OR; NOT).
Descriptive information:
The descriptive information of the material includes, e.g. title of the work, creator names, date, general description of the content, keywords, and usage rights. Descriptive information is mainly available in Finnish, but the collections are also described in English.
Usage rights:
The usage rights of the material are indicated in the descriptive information of each individual object, see “Conditions governing use / Käyttöoikeudet”. The material has either a Creative Commons license or a RightsStatements InC-EDU license, which allows use only for educational purposes.
Downloading materials:
Individual objects can be downloaded from the search portal. The downloadable file is, in most cases, a lower-resolution version for use. If you need, for example, high-resolution image files, you can request them at arkisto@aalto.fi.
Citing materials:
When using Aalto Repository content, the copyright and usage rights of the materials must be respected. According to good practice, a reference to the material should include the following information: author(s), year, title of the work or material, type of material, Aalto University Archive, name of the collection, archive identifier, URL of the item, license.
Example reference in APA style for a scientific article: Miettinen, H. (1965). Eritasoristeys topografiaprojektiossa [drawing]. Aalto University Archive, Student Works, Descriptive Geometry and Perspective Studies, TKK:deskrip:1965:077. https://repo.aalto.fi/uncategorized/IO_8011804d-463f-4214-be9d-1e2835b3f5fb/. InC-EDU.
Short reference example for a PowerPoint presentation: Hannu Miettinen. Eritasoristeys topografiaprojektiossa. Aalto University Archive. InC-EDU.
Aalto University Archive's Finna
The public content of the Aalto Repository is also available on Finna.fi. Finna is a national search portal where Aalto University Archive has its own view at aaltoarkisto.finna.fi.
In Finna, you can view archival creator and collection information as well as detailed descriptions of individual materials along with their usage rights. The material can be filtered, for example, by date, usage rights, or type of material.
In Finna, users can download a use copy of the material for themselves. The usage rights of the material are also marked in Finna with Creative Commons or Rights Statements licenses. Material can be downloaded, shared, and linked within the permissions of the marked usage rights.
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