{"id":10661,"date":"2013-11-17T21:42:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T02:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egp-staging.camden.rutgers.edu\/?page_id=10661"},"modified":"2022-03-21T16:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:59:51","slug":"help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/philadelphiaencyclopedia.org\/help\/","title":{"rendered":"Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia<\/i> provides a variety of ways to search and explore the history and experience of the Philadelphia region, including southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, and Delaware.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><i>How to search the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Keyword searching<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The search box is in the top center of each page. Type in your topic and hit the \u201cSearch\u201d icon.<\/li>\n<li>A results page will display and you can click on the article that you would like to read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Browse Options<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In the top row (under the search box) are a number of options for browsing the <em>Encyclopedia:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>Contents<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You can browse topics by clicking on the \u201cContents\u201d tab. This will give you drop-down menus for Featured Subjects, Time Periods, Themes, Locations, and an Alphabetical Index.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>Themes<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When you click on the \u201cTheme\u201d tab you will have the opportunity to explore Philadelphia\u2019s distinctive characteristics (such as \u201cCity of Brotherly Love\u201d or \u201cCradle of Liberty\u201d) as well as the city\u2019s connections to the region, the nation, and the world. By clicking any of these themes, you will open a special feature page that includes related topics, image gallery, map, timeline, and suggestions for further reading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>Maps <\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Explore the <i>Encyclopedia<\/i> by geographic area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>Timeline<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The interactive timeline will guide you through important eras in the region\u2019s history. You can then select a time period to see a more detailed timeline, read articles pertaining to that era, or to explore the era further through an image gallery and map. Each time period is accompanied by suggestions for further reading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>Artifacts<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Explore Greater Philadelphia through a virtual museum of artifacts. Each object links to related topics.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Additional Special Features<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBackgrounders\u201d provide context for current news by linking to related topics in the <em>Encyclopedia<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFeatured\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019s New\u201d guide you to the topics most recently published.<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBlog\u201d provides news about the <em>Encyclopedia<\/em> project and commentary from our editors and authors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cNominate a Topic\u201d allows you to suggest new subjects for the <i>Encyclopedia<\/i>. Click this link also to see nominations submitted by other users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>About the Project<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Links in the footer of every page allow you to learn more, including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cAbout the Project\u201d describes the <em>Encyclopedia\u2019s<\/em> goals and provides a list of editors and advisers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCivic Partners\u201d lists more than thirty organizations in the region that have cooperated with the <i>Encyclopedia<\/i> in various ways.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Authors&#8221; provides access to biographies of individual authors and the essays they contributed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFunders\u201d lists sources of financial support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia provides a variety of ways to search and explore the history and experience of the Philadelphia region, including southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, and Delaware. 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