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.
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Click Admin → Server Administration → Authorities → Browse Axes
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Click New Browse Axis.
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Add a code. Do not enter any spaces.
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Add a name to the axis that will appear in the OPAC. Enter any number of
characters.
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Add a description of the axis. Enter any number of characters.
Add a sorter attribute. The sorter attribute indicates the order in which
the results will be displayed.
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Assign the axis to an authority so that users can find the authority record
when browsing authorities. Click Admin → Server Administration →
Authorities → Control Sets.
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Choose the control set to which you will add the axis. Click Authority
Fields
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Click the link in the Axes column of the tag of your choice.
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Click New Browse Axis-Authority Field Map.
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Select an Axis from the drop down menu.
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Click Save.
