Difference between revisions of "Browse"

Latest revision as of 17:22, 23 May 2012

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Main Page > User manual > Access content > Browse

Use the browse menu to browse complete lists of various types of records.

Browse menu in default Caribou theme
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 results: user has clicked on "authority records"
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).
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

Displays all archival descriptions

Click a blue link to go to the archival description view page

Authority records

Displays all authority records

Click a blue link to go to the authority record view page

Archival institutions

Displays all archival institutions

Click a blue link to go to the archival institution view page

Functions

List all functions

Click on a blue link to go to the function view page

Subjects

Displays all terms in the subject taxonomy that are linked to information objects.

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

Displays all terms in the place taxonomy that are linked to information objects.

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

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

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-<span class="pageTitle">Browse</span>
+[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Access content]] > Browse
-[[Main Page]] > [[User manual|(UM) User manual]] > [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]] > UM-4.4 Browse
-[[Image:um4-4Browse1.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: select filter]]
+Use the [[Glossary#Browse menu|browse menu]] to browse complete lists of various types of records.
-[[Image:um4-4Browse2.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display filter terms]]
+<div class="clearfix">
-[[Image:um4-4Browse3.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display matches]]
+# [[Image:browseOptions.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse menu in default Caribou theme]]Click on a filter in the [[Glossary#Browse menu|browse menu]]. In the default Caribou theme, the [[Glossary#Browse menu|browse menu]] is a horizontal list directly below the [[Glossary#Search box|search box]]. In the Columbia and Alouette themes, it is a vertical box to the right of the [[Glossary#Search box|search box]].
+# [[Image:authoritySearch.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse results: user has clicked on "authority records"]]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. [[Glossary#Administrator|Administrators]] can increase or decrease this default number (See [[Global settings#Items per page|items per page]]).
+# The default sort order is by most recently updated. Click on Alphabetic to get an alphabetic listing.
+# Each record type is described below:
+</div>
-Use the [[Browse box|browse box]] to view records in ICA-AtoM by various [[Filter|filters]].
+== Archival descriptions ==
-. Select a [[Filter|filter]] in the [[Browse box|browse box]] from the [[Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]].
+Displays all [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]]
+Click a blue link to go to the [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
-. Click the ''browse'' button.
+== Authority records ==
-. ICA-AtoM retrieves all the relevant [[Filter|filter]] terms and displays them on a [[List screen|list screen]].
+Displays all [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]]
+Click a blue link to go to the [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
-. Each [[Filter|filter]] is described below:
+== Archival institutions ==
-'''Subject'''
+Displays all [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]]
-*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the [[Subject|subject]] [[Taxonomy|taxonomy]].
+Click a blue link to go to the [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
-*''Results'' column returns the number of times the [[Term|term]] has been used as a subject [[Access point|access point]] in an [[Archival description|archival description]].
-*Click the [[Term|term]] to get the ''results'' ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Access point|access point]]) on a new [[List screen|list screen]].
+== Functions ==
+List all [[Glossary#Function|functions]]
-'''Place'''
+Click on a blue link to go to the [[Glossary#Function|function]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
-*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the [[Place|place]] [[Taxonomy|taxonomy]].
+== Subjects ==
-*''Results'' column returns the number of times the [[Term|term]] has been used as a [[Place|place]] [[Access point|access point]] to an [[Archival description|archival description]].
+Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Subject|subject]] [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]] that are linked to [[Glossary#Information object|information objects]].
-*Click the place [[Term|term]] to get the ''results'' ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Access point|place access point]]) on a new [[List screen|list screen]].
+Results column displays the total number of times the [[Glossary#Term|term]] has been used as a subject [[Glossary#Access point|access point]] in an [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]]
+Click the subject [[Glossary#Term|term]] to display the ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Glossary#Access point|access point]])
-'''Name'''
+== Places ==
-*Returns all [[Authority record|authority records]].
+Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Place|place]] [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]] that are linked to [[Glossary#Information object|information objects]].
-*''Type'' column indicates the type of entity (Corporate body, Person, or Family).
+Results column displays the total number of times the [[Glossary#Term|term]] has been used as a [[Glossary#Place|place]] [[Glossary#Access point|access point]] in an [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]]
-*Click the name to go to the [[Authority record|authority record]] [[View screen|view screen]].
+Click the place [[Glossary#Term|term]] to display the ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Glossary#Access point|place access point]])
+== Digital objects ==
-'''Archival institution'''
+Returns all uploaded [[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]] grouped by "Media type", a metadata element automatically generated when the objects are uploaded (text, image, video etc.)
-*Returns all [[Archival institution|archival institutions]].
+Results column displays the total number of [[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]] of that type
-*"Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "municipal", "university").
+Click the media type to view [[Glossary#Thumbnail|thumbnails]] of the [[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]] on a new browse results page
-*Click the institution name to go to the [[Archival institution|archival institution]] [[View screen|view screen]].
-'''Media type'''
+[[Category:User manual]]
-*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the ''media types'' [[Taxonomy|taxonomy]].
+__NOTOC__
-*''Results'' column returns the number of [[Digital object|digital objects]] of that type that are stored in the application.
-*Click the media [[Term|term]] to get the ''results'' ([[Digital object|digital objects]]) on a new [[List screen|list screen]].