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Use the browse menu to browse records by various filters.

Browse: select filter
Select a filter in the browse menu from the drop-down menu
Click the "browse" button
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)
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