Browse
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Use the browse menu to browse complete lists of various types of records.
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Click on a filter in the browse menu. In the default Caribou theme, the browse menu is a horizontal list directly below the search box. In the Columbia and Alouette themes, it is a vertical box to the right of the search box.
Browse menu in default Caribou theme
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By default, results are displayed ten at a time. Pagination is provided at the bottom of the page to allow users to navigate through long lists of results. Administrators can increase or decrease this default number (See items per page).
Browse results: user has clicked on "authority records" - The default sort order is by most recently updated. Click on Alphabetic to get an alphabetic listing.
- Each record type is described below:
Archival descriptions [edit]
Displays all archival descriptions
Click a blue link to go to the archival description view page
Authority records [edit]
Displays all authority records
Click a blue link to go to the authority record view page
Archival institutions [edit]
Displays all archival institutions
Click a blue link to go to the archival institution view page
Functions [edit]
List all functions
Click on a blue link to go to the function view page
Subjects [edit]
Displays all terms in the subject taxonomy
Results column displays the total number of times the term has been used as a subject access point in an archival description
Click the subject term to display the (archival descriptions using it as an access point)
Places [edit]
Displays all terms in the place taxonomy
Results column displays the total number of times the term has been used as a place access point in an archival description
Click the place term to display the (archival descriptions using it as an place access point)
Digital objects [edit]
Returns all uploaded digital objects grouped by "Media type", a metadata element automatically generated when the objects are uploaded (text, image, video etc.)
Results column displays the total number of digital objects of that type
Click the media type to view thumbnails of the digital objects on a new browse results page
