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Browse: select filter

Browse: display filter terms

Browse: display matches

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 filter terms 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. Each filter is described below:

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, or 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 description (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) on a new List screen.