Some release notes for browse enhancements

Signed-off-by: Mike Rylander <mrylander@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Lebbeous Fogle-Weekley <lebbeous@esilibrary.com>
Signed-off-by: Chris Sharp <csharp@georgialibraries.org>

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+Authority-enhance Bibliographic Browse
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+
+The Evergreen OPAC includes functionality for browsing by bibliographic terms,
+and where those terms are controlled by authority records, for linking directly
+to the records that use other authority controlled terms that are appropriately
+linked to the browse-exposed term.  In this way, one can browse authors for
+"King, Stephen" and, when appropriate and correct cataloging has been performed,
+be presented with a browse link within the author browse list to that brings the
+user to a "Bachman, Richard" entry, assuming visible bibliographic records are
+indeed attached to both records. Likewise, when browsing for "Bachman,
+Richard", users will be presented with a browse link leading to the "King,
+Stephen" browse location.
+
+Additionally, any unused but inter-authority-linked terms will appear in the
+browse list if the linked heading is in use by bibliographic records.  In this
+way, browsing for "Bachman, Richard" will lead the user the "King, Stephen" even
+if no bibliographic records make use of the "Bachman, Richard" heading.
+
+Linked authority records will not be exposed of neither is in use by visible
+bibliographic records.  This means that the feature will not lead to dead-end
+searches, but also means that this is not a complete authority browsing tool
+acceptable for use as such by a cataloger.  See the Manage Authorities interface
+exposed through the Staff Client for that functionality.
+