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9.3. Browse the Catalog
Last Updated 05/15/2024
Browse the Catalog
Browse the Catalog is a search option that enables you to browse materials available in the catalog.
You can click the hyperlinked bibliographic headings to retrieve catalog records that contain these headings. Also, if a given bibliographic heading is linked to an authority record, and if that authority is linked to another one via the first authority’s See and See Also tags, the additional variants of (e.g.) an author’s name will appear in your search results.
- To access this feature, navigate to the catalog search page, and click the link, Browse the Catalog. By default, you can browse by title, author, subject, or series.
- Enter a term or part of a term to browse. Evergreen will retrieve a list of bibliographic headings that match your query. Click the Back and Forward buttons to page through your results. To limit your browse results to a specific branch or copy location group, select the appropriate system or branch from the drop-down menu, and click Go.
- Select a link from the search results. Each linked heading displays the number of bibliographic records associated with the heading. Appropriate information from linked authority records, if any, appears below the main entry heading.
- To return to your list of results, click the browser’s back button or Browse the Catalog. Evergreen will return you to your previous position in your list of results.
Authorities Headings
Browse the Catalog is the best way to search for authorities headings when performing checks after the quarterly Marcive authorities update (a process described in the Knowledge Books). This can be a useful tool when searching for outdated or problematic subject headings that may have been missed during the update and still need correction by catalogers. If a staff member or patron comes across one such heading, they may wish to inform a staff member with bibliographic cataloging permissions so that they appropriate changes or corrections can be made.