DCB-4.4

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Use the browse box to view records in DCB by various filters.

1. Select a filter in the browse box from the drop-down menu.

2. Click the browse button.

3. DCB retrieves all the relevant filter terms and displays them on a list screen. By default, DCB lists results 10 at a time, providing pagination 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 DCB-7.3.3 Specify number of hits per page).

4. Each filter is described below:

Subject


 * Returns all terms included in the subject taxonomy.


 * Results column returns the number of times the term has been used as a subject access point in a metadata record.


 * Click the term to get the results (metadata records using it as an access point) on a new list screen.

Place


 * Returns all terms included in the place taxonomy.


 * Results column returns the number of times the term has been used as a place access point to an metadata record.


 * Click the place term to get the results (metadata records using it as an place access point) on a new list screen.

Name


 * Returns all authority records.


 * Type column indicates the type of entity (Corporate body, Person, or Family).


 * Click the name to go to the authority record view screen.

Organization


 * Returns all organizations.


 * "Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "municipal", "university").


 * Click the institution name to go to the organization view screen.

Media type


 * Returns all terms included in the media types taxonomy.


 * Results column returns the number of digital objects of that type that are stored in the application.


 * Click the media term to get the results (digital objects) on a new list screen.