This was true in previous versions, but is less visible now. To recreate: 1 - Search authorities for "John" 2 - Click on "Uniform title: Jack Johnson" 3 - View the details page, ooooh 4 - Decide to search for John again 5 - This time you get one result? 6 - Click the settings in the search box 7 - Note you have been defaulted to 'Uniform title' authority type
It is not only "less visible," it's hidden behind the three-kebab-thingie! If I'm searching "Default" in Authorities (to retrieve multiple types of authorities, which I often do), then I view a Corporate Name, and I want to do another search, it's now completely hidden that the index has been changed to Corporate Name because I *viewed* a Corporate Name record. The way the search box operates should be consistent with bibliographic searching. In bibliographic searching, if I search keyword: fiction Then get a results list, and select a title to view a record, the three-kebab-thingie is not changed to the search index Title! (And I'm glad it isn't!!) If I select a call number to view a record in the results list, my search index isn't invisibly changed to call number--happily! The authorities search index under the three-kebab-thingie shouldn't change based on selecting a record for viewing. I think the search index in authorities should not change until intentionally changed by the user. It starts as Default, and I think it should stay that way until the user changes it.