mek_browse_index
Browse the controlled-vocabulary index of a catalogue field to locate exact term forms before running advanced searches.
Instructions
Browse the controlled-vocabulary index of a catalogue field around a given term. Use this BEFORE subject/type/name searches to discover the exact term forms stored in the catalogue, then run mek_advanced_search with the returned search_value strings.
Returns: {field, term, entries: [{display, search_value}]}. Pass search_value (not display) as the value in mek_advanced_search.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| term | Yes | Term to position the index at; the browser returns the vocabulary entries around/containing it (e.g. 'néprajz' lists 'magyar néprajz', 'tárgyi néprajz', 'vallási néprajz', ...). | |
| field | Yes | Field whose controlled-vocabulary index to browse. One of: author, author_role, collection_title, contributor, contributor_role, corporate_author, creative_commons, document_type, format, geographic_subject, language, main_title, original_language, original_title, parallel_title, part_title, period_subject, printed_source, publisher, rights_note, rights_owner, series, subject, subtitle. Most useful: subject, geographic_subject, document_type, author, language. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||