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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]] > UM-4.4 Browse
 
[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]] > UM-4.4 Browse
  
[[Image:um4-4Browse1.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: select filter]]
 
  
[[Image:um4-4Browse2.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display filter terms]]
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Use the [[Glossary#Browse box|browse box]] to browse records by various [[Glossary#Filter|filters]].
  
[[Image:um4-4Browse3.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display matches]]
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# [[Image:um4-4Browse1.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: select filter]]Select a [[Glossary#Filter|filter]] in the [[Glossary#Browse box|browse box]] from the [[Glossary#Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]]
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# Click the "browse" button
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# [[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]])
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# [[Image:um4-4Browse3.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display results]]Each [[Glossary#Filter|filter]] is described below:
  
  
Use the [[Browse box|browse box]] to view records in ICA-AtoM by various [[Filter|filters]].
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== Subjects ==
  
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* Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Subject|subject]] [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]]
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
  
1. Select a [[Filter|filter]] in the [[Browse box|browse box]] from the [[Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]].
 
  
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== Places ==
  
2. Click the ''browse'' button.
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* Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the [[Glossary#Place|place]] [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]]
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
  
  
3. ICA-AtoM retrieves all the relevant [[Filter|filter]] terms and displays them on a [[List screen|list screen]]. By default, ICA-AtoM lists results 10 at a time, providing pagination at the bottom of the page to allow users to navigate through long lists of results. [[Administrator|Administrators]] can increase or decrease this default number (See [[UM-7.4.1|UM-7.4.1 Customize global settings]], point 6. Results per page).
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== Names ==
  
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* Displays all [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]]
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* "Type" column indicates the type of entity (Corporate body, Person, or Family)
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* Click the name to go to the [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]]
  
4. Each [[Filter|filter]] is described below:
 
  
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== Archival descriptions ==
  
'''Subjects'''
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* Displays all [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]]
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* Click the institution name to go to the [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]] [[view page]]
  
*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the [[subject]] [[taxonomy]].
 
  
*Results column returns the number of times the [[Term|term]] has been used as a subject [[Access point|access point]] in an [[archival description]].
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== Archival institutions ==
  
*Click the subject [[term]] to get the results ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[access point]]) on a new [[list screen]].
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* Displays all [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]]
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* "Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "Municipal" or "University")
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* Click the institution name to go to the [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]] [[Glossary#View page|View page]]
  
  
'''Places'''
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== Media types ==
  
*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the [[place]] [[taxonomy]].
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* Returns all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] included in the "media types" [[Glossary#Taxonomy|taxonomy]]
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* "Results" column displays the total number of [[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]] of that type
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* 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 returns the number of times the [[term]] has been used as a [[place]] [[access point]] to an [[archival description]].
 
  
*Click the place [[term]] to get the results ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Access point|place access point]]) on a new [[list screen]].
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== Material Types ==
  
 
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* Displays all [[Glossary#Term|terms]] in the "general material designation" [[Glossary#Field|field]] in the [[Rules for Archival Description]] template
'''Names'''
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* 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]]
 
 
*Returns all [[Authority record|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]].
 
 
 
 
 
'''Archival descriptions'''
 
 
 
*Returns all [[archival description|archival descriptions]]
 
 
 
*Click the institution name to go to the [[archival description]] [[view screen]].
 
 
 
 
 
'''Archival institutions'''
 
 
 
*Returns all [[Archival institution|archival institutions]].
 
 
 
*''Type'' column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "municipal", "university").
 
 
 
*Click the institution name to go to the [[archival institution]] [[view screen]].
 
 
 
 
 
'''Media types'''
 
 
 
*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the ''media types'' [[taxonomy]].
 
 
 
*''Results'' column returns the number of [[Digital object|digital objects]] of that type that are stored in the application.
 
 
 
*Click the media [[term]] to get the results ([[Digital object|digital objects]]) on a new [[list screen]].
 
 
 
 
 
'''Material Types'''
 
 
 
*Returns all terms entered into the ''General Material Designation'' [[field]] in the ''Rules for Archival Description'' template.
 
 
 
*Click the material type [[term]] to get the results ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]] containing GMD information) on a new [[list screen]].
 
  
  
 
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Use the browse box to browse records by various filters.

  1. Browse: select filter
    Select a filter in the browse box from the drop-down menu
  2. Click the "browse" button
  3. Browse: display filter terms
    All the relevant filter terms are displayed on a 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. Administrators can increase or decrease this default number (See items per page)
  4. Browse: display results
    Each filter is described below:


Subjects


Places


Names


Archival descriptions


Archival institutions


Media types


Material Types