Help:Navigation Bar

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The Navigation bar is the section of an ISFDB database page on the left of the screen containing various possibly helpful links to other database pages, to ISFDB wiki pages, to pages on external sites, or to perform various database functions or queries. Not all links are present at all times -- the links available depend on the nature of the page currently shown.

Search section

At the top is the Search section. This includes the Basic Search group, which consists of an edit box, a combo box listing the available types of search, and a "GO" button. Below the basic search group is a link to the Advanced Search form.

Logged In As section

Below the search section is the "Logged In As" section. This displays or links to information about the current user.

User ID

The first line of this section displays the User ID of the logged in user, or "Not Logged In" if the page is displayed without a logged in user. Noter that all editing features and all user-specific links require that a user be logged in with a (free) registered ISFDB account.

Log Out / In

If a user is logged in, this link will log the user out of the ISFDB (but not the ISFDB Wiki). If the user is not logged in, this link will take the user to a log in page, where the user may log in to an existing account or create a new account.

My Recent Edits

This links to a page that displays the user's recent accepted edits, with the most recent ones at the top. The Timestamp, edit type, approving moderator ("reviewer"), and subject (generally the title of the publication or work, or name of the author or publisher, affected) are listed for each accepted edit.