Icons, Buttons and Tabs (Library of Congress Authorities Help)

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <HEAD> <title>Icons, Buttons and Tabs (Library of Congress Authorities Help)</title>  <META name=keywords content="icon button tab authority record search overview subject names title name title search library congress authorities catalog help page file guide"> <META name=description content="Icons, Buttons and Tabs for Authorities - Icons, navigation buttons, and display tabs appear at various stages of searching and retrieval in Library of Congress Authorities. "> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=utf8"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="opac-auth.css" type="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF link="#003333" vlink="#660000" alink="#CC0000" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" background="images/help-background.gif">  <TABLE WIDTH=770 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <TR valign=top> <TD width="200"><a href="#content"><IMG SRC="images/help-imagewhole.gif" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="182" border="0" alt="Skip Persistent Navigation"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td> <p><a href="http://authorities.loc.gov/" class="link">Authorities Home</a></p> <p><a href="/help/contents.htm" class="link">About<em> Library of Congress Authorities</em></a><br> <a href="/help/auth-faq.htm" class="link">Frequently Asked Questions</a></p> <p><span class="arial-light"><strong>SEARCHING:</strong></span><br> <a href = "/help/combinedsearch.htm" class="link">Search Overview</a><br> - <a href="/help/subj-auth.htm" class="link">Subject Authorities</a> <br> - <a href="/help/name-auth.htm" class="link">Name Authorities</a><br> - <a href="/help/title-auth.htm" class="link">Title Authorities</a><br> - <a href="/help/nt-auth.htm" class="link">Name/Title Authorities</a><br> - <a href="/help/keyword-auth.htm" class="link">Keyword Authorities (All)</a><br> <a href="/help/history.htm" class="link">Search History</a><br> <a href="/help/unicode.htm" class="link">Diacritics & Special Characters</a></p> <p><span class="arial-light"><strong>SEARCH RESULTS:</strong></span><br> <a href="/help/disphlpA1.htm" class="link">MARC Display</a><br> <a href="/help/disphlpA2.htm" class="link">Labelled Display</a><br> <a href="/help/headings.htm" class="link">Headings List</a><br> <a href="/help/refer.htm" class="link">References/Scope Notes</a><br> <a href="/help/savemail.htm" class="link">Save, Print, Email</a></p> <p><span class="arial-light"><strong>OTHER TOPICS:</strong></span><br> <a href="/help/thesauri.htm" class="link">Headings List Types</a><br> <a href="/help/icons.htm" class="link">Icons, Buttons & Tabs</a><br> </td> </tr> </table> </TD> <TD width=570><img src="images/help-topright.gif" width=570 height=105 align="left" alt="Library of Congress Authorities Help Pages: use the browser's back button to resume searching"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td> <a name="content"></a> <h1><font color="#336666">Icons, Buttons, and Tabs</font></h1> <p>Icons, navigation buttons, and display tabs appear at various stages of searching and retrieval in <em>Library of Congress Authorities</em>.</p> <div class="arial-center"><a href="#banner">Banner</a> - <a href="#bar">Button Bar</a> - <a href="#search">Search Screens</a><br><a href="#multi">Headings List Displays</a> - <a href="#single">MARC and Labelled Displays</a></div> <hr noshade size="1"> <h2><a name="banner">Title Banner</a></h2> <p>The <em>Library of Congress Authorities</em> banner displays on the top of most screens. Select the banner to return to the <em>Library of Congress Authorities</em> home page at any time. In addition, a link at the top left takes you to the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/">Library of Congress Home Page</a> and a link at the top right takes you to the <a href="https://catalog.loc.gov/">LC Catalog</a></p> <p style="text-align:center"><img src="images/banner-small.gif" width="500" height="54" alt="Image of the Library of Congress Catalog Title Banner"></p> <hr noshade size="1"> <h2><a name="bar">Top Button Bar</a></h2> <p>While using <em>Library of Congress Authorities</em>, a button bar consistently displays at the top of the screen. The function of each button is described below:</p> <table border=0 cellpsacing=5 cellpadding=5 width="100%" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img alt="Image of New Search Button" src="/images/UpSearch.gif" width=62 height=28 border=0></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffdd"><font size="-1" face="Arial, Helvetica">Select this button to begin a new authorities search.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img align="MIDDLE" border=0 src="/images/UpHeadings.gif" width=62 height=28 alt="Image of the Headings List Button"> </td> <td><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Displays the <a href="/help/headings.htm">Headings List</a> from the most recent authorities search</font>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img align="MIDDLE" border=0 alt="Image of the Search History Button" src="/images/UpHistory.gif" width=62 height=28></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffdd"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Displays a table of all recent searches. From the <a href="/help/history.htm">Search History</a> screen, old searches can be redone or edited.</font></td> <tr> <td><img src="/images/UpHelp.gif" width="62" height="28" alt="Image of the Help Button"></td> <td><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Displays context-sensitive help screens related to any activity being performed in <em>Library of Congress Authorities.</em></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img align="MIDDLE" border=0 alt="Image of the Start Over Button" src="/images/UpExit.gif" width=62 height=28></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffdd"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Returns you to the opening screen for <em>Library of Congress Authorities</em>. <strong>PLEASE NOTE:</strong> Selecting this icon will clear the <a href="/help/history.htm">Search History</a>; select <em>only</em> to end the search session or restart.</font></td> </tr> </table> <hr noshade size="1"> <h2> <a name="search">Search Screens</a></h2> <table border=0 cellpsacing=5 cellpadding=5 width="100%" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="/images/s-prev.gif" border=0 width=100 height=20 alt="Previous"></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffdd"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Displays the previous screen for a <a href="/help/headings.htm">Headings List</a>, or the previous record while viewing an individual authority record.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img alt="Next" src="/images/s-next.gif" width=100 height=20 border=0></td> <td><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Displays the next list for a <a href="/help/headings.htm">Headings List</a>, or the next record while viewing an individual authority record.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="images/begin-search.gif" width="121" height="27" alt="Image of the Begin Search Button"></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffdd"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Select this button to execute a search on the words or phrases entered in any search box.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="images/clear-search.gif" width="114" height="26" alt="Image of the Clear Search Button"></td> <td><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Select this button to clear any words or phrases from the search box.</font></td> </tr> </table> <hr noshade size="1"> <h2> <a name="multi">Headings List Icons</a></h2> <table border=0 cellpsacing=5 cellpadding=5 width="100%" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="/images/authority.gif" alt="Image of the Authorized Heading Button" width=75 height=30 border=0></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffdd"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">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.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/images/authref.gif" alt="Image of the Authorized and References Star Button" width=75 height=30 border=0></td> <td><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">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 he appropriate authority record.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="images/authnote.gif" width="75" height="30" alt="Image of Authorized and Notes Button"></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFDD"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">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.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="images/authrefnote.gif" width="75" height="30"></td> <td><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">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.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="images/note.gif" width="75" height="30"></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFDD"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Select this icon to link to the references screen showing the scope notes. The scope note will be displayed on the references screen.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="images/noteref.gif" width="75" height="30"></td> <td><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">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.</font></td> </tr> </table> <hr noshade size="1"> <h2> <a name="single">Single Record Displays</a></h2> <table border=0 cellpsacing=5 cellpadding=3 width="100%"> <tr> <td width="35%"><img src="/images/viewA1a.gif" alt="Image of the MARC Display Tab" width=165 height=21 border=0></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffdd" width="65%"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Displays the authority record with MARC tags. Select the Labelled Display tab to view the record with textual labels and hyperlinks to alternate headings.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35%"><img src="/images/view4a.gif" alt="Image of the Labelled Display Tab]" width=165 height=21 border=0></td> <td width="65%"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Displays the fullest labelled selection of fields for the current authority record. Select the MARC Display tab to view the record with MARC tags.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35%"><img src="/images/save.gif" alt="Print/Save" width=125 height=35 border=0></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffdd" width="65%"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Select this button to display a single record or selected set of records in the browser window for printing or saving to disk.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35%"><img src="/images/email.gif" alt="Email" width=125 height=35 border=0 ></td> <td width="65%"><font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">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).</font></td> </tr> </table> <hr noshade size="1"> <p style="text-align:right">Use the browser's <strong>[Back]</strong> button to exit help and resume searching.<br> >><a href="#contents">Top of Page</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </TD> </TR> <tr bgcolor="#FFEEAA" valign="middle"> <td>   <strong>Still need Help? </strong> <p>   <a href="contact-authorities.htm">Contact the Help Desk</a><br> </td> <td align="right" style="padding-right:10px"> <p>Library of Congress Authorities - <a href="http://authorities.loc.gov/">http://authorities.loc.gov</a><br> Library of Congress Catalog - <a href="https://catalog.loc.gov/">https://catalog.loc.gov</a><br> The Library of Congress Home - <a href="https://www.loc.gov/">https://www.loc.gov</a></p> </td> </tr> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>

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Icons, Buttons and Tabs (Library of Congress Authorities Help)