Difference between revisions of "Browse"

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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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-[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]] > UM-4.4 Browse
+[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Access content]] > Browse
-Use the [[Glossary#Browse menu|browse menu]] to browse records by various [[Glossary#Filter|filters]].
+Use the [[Glossary#Browse menu|browse menu]] to browse complete lists of various types of records.
-# [[Image:um4-4Browse1.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: select filter]]Select a [[Glossary#Filter|filter]] in the [[Glossary#Browse menu|browse menu]] from the [[Glossary#Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]]
+<div class="clearfix">
-# Click the "browse" button
-# [[Image:um4-4Browse2.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display filter terms]]All the relevant [[Glossary#Filter|filter]] terms are displayed on a [[Glossary#List page|list page]]. 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]])
-# [[Image:um4-4Browse3.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display results]]Each [[Glossary#Filter|filter]] is described below:
+# [[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:
-== Subjects ==
+</div>
+== Archival descriptions ==
+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]]
+== Authority records ==
+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]]
+== Archival institutions ==
-* Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Subject|subject]] [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]]
+Displays all [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]]
-* 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 results ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Glossary#Access point|access point]]) on a new [[Glossary#List page|list page]]
+Click a blue link to go to the [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
-== Places ==
-* Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Place|place]] [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]]
+== Functions ==
-* 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]] to an [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]]
-* Click the place [[Glossary#Term|term]] to display the results ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Glossary#Access point|place access point]]) on a new [[Glossary#List page|list page]]
+List all [[Glossary#Function|functions]]
-== Names ==
+Click on a blue link to go to the [[Glossary#Function|function]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
-* Displays all [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]]
+== Subjects ==
-* "Type" column indicates the type of entity (corporate body, person, or family)
-* Click the name to go to the [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
+Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Subject|subject]] [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]] that are linked to [[Glossary#Information object|information objects]].
-== Archival descriptions ==
+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]]
-* Displays all [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]]
+Click the subject [[Glossary#Term|term]] to display the ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Glossary#Access point|access point]])
-* Click the institution name to go to the [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
+== Places ==
-== Archival institutions ==
+Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Place|place]] [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]] that are linked to [[Glossary#Information object|information objects]].
-* Displays all [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]]
+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]]
-* "Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "Municipal" or "University")
-* Click the institution name to go to the [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
+Click the place [[Glossary#Term|term]] to display the ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Glossary#Access point|place access point]])
-== Media types ==
+== Digital objects ==
-* Returns all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] included in the "media types" [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]]
+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.)
-* "Results" column displays the total number of [[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]] of that type
-* Click the media [[Glossary#Term|term]] to get the results ([[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]]) on a new [[Glossary#List page|list page]]
+Results column displays the total number of [[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]] of that type
-== Material Types ==
+Click the media type to view [[Glossary#Thumbnail|thumbnails]] of the [[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]] on a new browse results page
-* Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the "general material designation" [[Glossary#Field|field]] in the [[Rules for Archival Description]] template
-* Click the material type [[Glossary#Term|term]] to get the results ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] containing GMD information) on a new [[Glossary#List page|list page]]
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