diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAO.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAO.java
index 055bc49809..7bd374a2cd 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAO.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAO.java
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ public interface BrowseDAO
 	 * @param value	the value to which to constrain results
 	 */
 	public void setFilterValue(String value);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether we will treat the filter value as partial (like match), or exact
+     *
+     * @param part true if partial, false if exact
+     */
+    public void setFilterValuePartial(boolean part);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Get the name of the field in which the value to constrain results is
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAOOracle.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAOOracle.java
index f7d165948c..e71a564d6f 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAOOracle.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAOOracle.java
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public class BrowseDAOOracle implements BrowseDAO
     
     /** value to restrict browse to (e.g. author name) */
     private String value = null;
+
+    /** exact or partial matching of the value */
+    private boolean valuePartial = false;
     
     /** the table that defines the mapping for the relevant container */
     private String containerTable = null;
@@ -613,6 +616,15 @@ public class BrowseDAOOracle implements BrowseDAO
         this.rebuildQuery = true;
     }
 
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.dspace.browse.BrowseDAO#setFilterValuePartial(boolean)
+     */
+    public void setFilterValuePartial(boolean part)
+    {
+        this.valuePartial = part;
+        this.rebuildQuery = true;
+    }
+
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.dspace.browse.BrowseDAO#setValueField(java.lang.String)
      */
@@ -1029,15 +1041,31 @@ public class BrowseDAOOracle implements BrowseDAO
             buildWhereClauseOpInsert(queryBuf);
             queryBuf.append(" ");
             queryBuf.append(valueField);
-            queryBuf.append("=? ");
-
-            if (valueField.startsWith("sort_"))
+            if (valuePartial)
             {
-                params.add(utils.truncateSortValue(value));
+                queryBuf.append(" LIKE ? ");
+
+                if (valueField.startsWith("sort_"))
+                {
+                    params.add("%" + utils.truncateSortValue(value) + "%");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    params.add("%" + utils.truncateValue(value) + "%");
+                }
             }
             else
             {
-                params.add(utils.truncateValue(value));
+                queryBuf.append("=? ");
+
+                if (valueField.startsWith("sort_"))
+                {
+                    params.add(utils.truncateSortValue(value));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    params.add(utils.truncateValue(value));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAOPostgres.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAOPostgres.java
index dcd6169a0e..fd37287f33 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAOPostgres.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseDAOPostgres.java
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public class BrowseDAOPostgres implements BrowseDAO
     
     /** value to restrict browse to (e.g. author name) */
     private String value = null;
+
+    /** exact or partial matching of the value */
+    private boolean valuePartial = false;
     
     /** the table that defines the mapping for the relevant container */
     private String containerTable = null;
@@ -616,6 +619,15 @@ public class BrowseDAOPostgres implements BrowseDAO
         this.value = value;
         this.rebuildQuery = true;
     }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.dspace.browse.BrowseDAO#setFilterValuePartial(boolean)
+     */
+    public void setFilterValuePartial(boolean part)
+    {
+        this.valuePartial = part;
+        this.rebuildQuery = true;
+    }
     
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.dspace.browse.BrowseDAO#setValueField(java.lang.String)
@@ -1034,15 +1046,31 @@ public class BrowseDAOPostgres implements BrowseDAO
             buildWhereClauseOpInsert(queryBuf);
             queryBuf.append(" ");
             queryBuf.append(valueField);
-            queryBuf.append("=? ");
-
-            if (valueField.startsWith("sort_"))
+            if (valuePartial)
             {
-                params.add(utils.truncateSortValue(value));
+                queryBuf.append(" LIKE ? ");
+
+                if (valueField.startsWith("sort_"))
+                {
+                    params.add("%" + utils.truncateSortValue(value) + "%");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    params.add("%" + utils.truncateValue(value) + "%");
+                }
             }
             else
             {
-                params.add(utils.truncateValue(value));
+                queryBuf.append("=? ");
+
+                if (valueField.startsWith("sort_"))
+                {
+                    params.add(utils.truncateSortValue(value));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    params.add(utils.truncateValue(value));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseEngine.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseEngine.java
index 4b92224dde..2ad15f8efb 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseEngine.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowseEngine.java
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ public class BrowseEngine
 				// set the values in the Browse Query
 				dao.setFilterValueField("sort_value");
 				dao.setFilterValue(value);
+                dao.setFilterValuePartial(scope.getFilterValuePartial());
 			}
 			
 			// define a clause for the WHERE clause which will allow us to constraine
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowserScope.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowserScope.java
index 5414367e6a..f881308a23 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowserScope.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/browse/BrowserScope.java
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ public class BrowserScope
 	/** the value to restrict the browse to */
 	private String filterValue;
 
+    /** exact or partial matching of the value */
+    private boolean filterValuePartial = false;
+
     /** the language of the value to restrict the browse to */
     private String filterValueLang;
     
@@ -494,6 +497,24 @@ public class BrowserScope
         this.filterValue = value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Should the filter value be treated as partial, or exact
+     * @return true if partial, false if exact
+     */
+    public boolean getFilterValuePartial()
+    {
+        return filterValuePartial;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Should the filter value be treated as partial, or exact
+     * @param filterValuePartial true if partial, false if exact
+     */
+    public void setFilterValuePartial(boolean filterValuePartial)
+    {
+        this.filterValuePartial = filterValuePartial;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Returns the language.
      */
diff --git a/dspace-jspui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/webui/servlet/admin/ItemMapServlet.java b/dspace-jspui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/webui/servlet/admin/ItemMapServlet.java
index ba87135472..3eb6daa9e0 100644
--- a/dspace-jspui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/webui/servlet/admin/ItemMapServlet.java
+++ b/dspace-jspui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/webui/servlet/admin/ItemMapServlet.java
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ public class ItemMapServlet extends DSpaceServlet
     			bs.setBrowseIndex(bi);
     			bs.setOrder(SortOption.ASCENDING);
     			bs.setFilterValue(name);
+                bs.setFilterValuePartial(true);
     			bs.setJumpToValue(null);
     			bs.setResultsPerPage(10000);	// an arbitrary number (large) for the time being
     			bs.setSortBy(0);