Icons, Buttons, and Tabs
Icons, navigation buttons, and display tabs appear at various stages
of searching and retrieval in Library of Congress Authorities.
The Library of Congress Authorities banner displays on the
top of most screens. Select the banner to return to the Library
of Congress Authorities home page at any time. In addition,
a link at the top left takes you to the Library
of Congress Home Page and a link at the top right takes you
to the Library of Congress Online
Catalog:
While using Library of Congress Authorities, a button bar consistently
displays at the top of the screen. The function of each button is described below:
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Select
this button to begin a new authorities search. |
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Displays the Headings
List from the most recent authorities search. |
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Displays
a table of all recent searches. From the Search
History screen, old searches can be redone or edited. |
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Displays context-sensitive
help screens related to any activity being performed in Library
of Congress Authorities. |
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Returns
the user to the opening screen for Library of Congress Authorities.
PLEASE NOTE: Selecting this icon will clear the Search
History; select only to end the search session or
restart. |
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Displays the previous screen for a Headings
List, or the previous record while viewing an individual
authority record. |
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Displays the next
list for a Headings List, or
the next record while viewing an individual authority record.
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Select
this button to execute a search on the words or phrases entered
in any search box.
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Select this button
to clear any words or phrases from the search box. |
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Select
this icon to link to the references screen showing the authorized
heading. By selecting that heading, you will be linked to the
authority record for that heading. |
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Select this icon to
link to the references screen showing the authorized heading
with "see" and "see also" references. By
selecting any links from that screen, you will be linked to
the appropriate authority record. |
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Select
this icon to link to the references screen showing the authorized
heading with any scope notes. While the scope note will be displayed
on that page, you will need to select the linked heading to
view the authority record. |
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Select this icon to
link to the references screen showing the authorized heading,
"see" and "see also" references, as well
as any scope notes. While the scope note will be displayed on
that page, you will need to select any of the linked headings
to view authority records. |
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Select
this icon to link to the references screen showing the scope
notes. The scope note will be displayed on the references screen. |
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Select this icon to
link to the references screen showing any "see" and
"see also" references along with any scope notes.
While the scope note will be displayed on that page, you will
need to select the linked headings to view authority records. |
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Displays
the authority record with MARC tags. Select the Labelled Display
tab to view the record with textual labels and hyperlinks to
alternate headings. |
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Displays
the fullest labelled selection of fields for the current authority
record. Select the MARC Display tab to view the record with
MARC tags. |
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Select
this button to display a single record or selected set of records
in the browser window for printing or saving to disk. |
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Select
this button to email a single record or selected set of records
to an existing email account (enter the correct email account
address in the window to the right of this button). |
Use the browser's [Back] button to resume searching.
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