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Browse Axes

Authority records can be browsed, by default, along five axes: author, series, subject, title, and topic. Use the Browse Axes feature to create additional axes.

Create a new Browse Axis

  1. Click Administration → Server Administration → Authority Browse Axes
  2. Click New Browse Axis.
  3. Add a code. Do not enter any spaces.
  4. Add a name to the axis that will appear in the OPAC. Enter any number of characters.
  5. Add a description of the axis. Enter any number of characters.

  6. Add a sorter attribute. The sorter attribute indicates the order in which the results will be displayed.

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  7. Assign the axis to an authority so that users can find the authority record when browsing authorities. Click Administration → Server Administration → Authority Control Sets.

  8. Choose the control set to which you will add the axis. Click Authority Fields.

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  9. Click the link in the Axes column of the tag of your choice.
  10. Click New Browse Axis-Authority Field Map.
  11. Select an Axis from the drop down menu.
  12. Click Save.
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Permissions to use this Feature

To use authority control sets, you will need the following permissions:

  • CREATE_AUTHORITY_CONTROL_SET
  • UPDATE_AUTHORITY_CONTROL_SET
  • DELETE_AUTHORITY_CONTROL_SET

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