Browse

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Use the browse menu to browse records by various filters.

1. 

   Browse: select filter
   Select a filter in the browse menu 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

• Displays all terms in the subject taxonomy
• 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 results (archival descriptions using it as an access point) on a new list page

Places

• Displays all terms in the place taxonomy
• Results column displays the total number of times the term has been used as a place access point to an archival description
• Click the place term to display the results (archival descriptions using it as an place access point) on a new list page

Names

• Displays 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 page

Archival descriptions

• Displays all archival descriptions
• Click the institution name to go to the archival description view page

Archival institutions

• Displays all archival institutions
• "Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "Municipal" or "University")
• Click the institution name to go to the archival institution view page

Media types

• Returns all terms included in the "media types" taxonomy
• "Results" column displays the total number of digital objects of that type
• Click the media term to get the results (digital objects) on a new list page

Material Types

• Displays all terms in the "general material designation" field in the Rules for Archival Description template
• Click the material type term to get the results (archival descriptions containing GMD information) on a new list page