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Browse box: select filter

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Browse box: matches list screen

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Browse box: matches list screen

Use the Browse box to view records in ICA-AtoM by various filters.

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

2. Click the Browse button.

3. ICA-AtoM retrieves all the relevant records and displays them on a List screen.

4. To sort the list, click the column header you want to sort by; click again to reverse sort.

5. Some filters include a results header that shows the number of archival descriptions to which the term has been applied as an access point.

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 to an archival description.

• Click the term to get the "results" (archival descriptions 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 archival description.

• Click the place term to get the "results" (archival descriptions using it as an place access point) on a new List screen.

Name:

• Returns all entities registered in the Authority file (authority records).

• "Type" column indicates the type of entity (Corporate body, Person, Family).

• Click the name to go to the full authority record (View screen).

'Archival institution:

• Returns all repositories registered as archival institutions.

• "Type" column indicates the type of repository (e.g. Municipal, University).

• Click the institution name to go to the full archival institution record (View screen).

Media type:

• Returns all terms included in the Media 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).