User's Guide & Site Help

6. Browse

Browsing the site is an excellent way to get an overview of the site's content. You can view the full list, select a particular content type from the dashboard at top, and/or use Refine List to apply a number of filters to narrow the content by Era, Topic, or Region.

6.1. Browse Page

Browse

6.2. Navigating the Browse Page

Content Dashboard

By default, browse results, like search results, contain all content types. The numbers next to each content type tell you the number of results in each.

You can choose to view the results from a particular content type by clicking on one of the tabs.

Browse Navigation

Browse Navigation gives you the ability to move through your Browse List. You can move through your list page by page, or you can jump to a particular page.

The Browse Navigation also appears at the bottom of the page.

Browse List

For each entry in the Browse list, you will see:

Article/Chapter/Document Title
Content type
Image icon: if applicable, a camera icon will indicate when content includes an image .
Content Source: This indicates the original source of the content.

Refine List

Select an Era, Region and/or a Topic to refine your browse list. You can click the plus signs to see more specific options.

You can only select one Era, Region and Category. Selecting a second option will switch the filter from the previous selection.

To remove a filter, select "All" at the top of the list.

Print & Email

The Print button opens a new window with a printable version of the current page of your Browse List.

The Email button opens a new window with a form to fill out to email your Browse parameters. Clicking on the link in the email will open the same Browse List.