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== Add / edit archival descriptions ==
 
  
This page describes how to:
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Add/edit content]] > Add/edit archival descriptions
*[[#create|Create a new archival description]]
 
*[[#edit|Edit an existing description]]
 
*[[#delete|Delete an existing description]]
 
*For detailed notes and comments on individual fields, see [[UM-3.4.1|Data entry: archival descriptions]].
 
  
  
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[[Image:um3-1Create.png|500px|right|thumb|Create a new description]]
 
  
'''Create new archival descriptions'''
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== Actions ==
  
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* [[Add a new archival description]]
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* [[Edit an existing archival description]]
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* [[Delete an archival description]]
  
1. Click the [[Glossary#Add / edit tab|Add / edit tab]] on the [[Glossary#Main menu bar|Main menu bar]].
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== ISAD ==
  
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ICA-AtoM includes a template for describing resources using [[RS-1|General International Standard Archival Description]]. Go to [[ISAD]].
  
2. Click the "Archival description" sub-tab on the [[Glossary#Main menu bar|Main menu bar]]; ICA-AtoM takes you to the [[Glossary#List screen|List screen]] showing all existing archival descriptions.
 
  
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== Dublin Core ==
  
3. Click the [[Glossrary#Add new button|Add new text]] that appears in the "Name" column header or the [[Glossrary#Add new button|Add new button]] at the foot of the list; ICA-AtoM creates a new record and routes you to a blank [[Glossary#Edit screen|Edit screen]] for data entry.
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ICA-AtoM includes a template for describing resources using the the unqualified [http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/ Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1]. Go to [[Dublin Core]].
  
  
4. Enter data (see [[UM-3.4.1|Data entry: archival descriptions]] for detailed instructions and notes on fields]]).
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== MODS ==
  
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ICA-AtoM includes a template for describing resources using the the [http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-outline.html Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)]. Note that currently ICA-AtoM supports the Digital Library Federation second level of adoption for MODS (see [https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/confluence/display/DLFAquifer/MODS+Guidelines+Levels+of+Adoption DLF Aquifer MODS Guidelines Levels of Adoption]). Go to [[MODS]].
  
5. Click the [[Glossary#Save button|Save button]] to commit the new record.
 
  
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== Rules for Archival Description ==
  
6. Note that the behaviour of the [[Glossary#Cancel button|Cancel button]] changes after you first click the [[Glossary#Save button|Save button]]. Before saving, "Cancel" = "delete record". After the first save, a [[Glossary#Delete button|Delete button]] appears for deleting, while "Cancel" = "do not commit the data since the last save".
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ICA-AtoM includes a template for describing resources using the Canadian [http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/archdesrules.html Rules for Archival Description]. Go to [[Rules for Archival Description]].
  
  
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== See also ==
<span id="edit">
 
[[Image:um3-1Edit.png|500px|right|thumb|Edit an existing description]]
 
  
'''Edit an existing description'''
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* [[Physical storage]]
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* [[Upload digital objects]]
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* [[Exit edit mode]]
  
  
1. Navigate to the description you want to edit.
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*Either click the <span class="button">AddEdit > ArchivalDescriptions</span> tab on the <span class="menu">MainMenuBar</span> and select the record from the list; or
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*Use the <span class="menu">SearchBrowseBox</span> to find the record you want to edit.
 
 
 
*See the [[Search / browse / navigate content]] section of this Manual for more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM.
 
 
 
 
 
2. By any method, when you select a description from a <span class="screen">List</span> screen, ICA-AtoM displays the full record on the <span class="screen">View</span> screen, showing any fields in which information has already been entered. To begin editing, click the <span class="button">RecordTitleBar</span> at the head of the record or the <span class="button">Edit</span> button at the foot.
 
 
 
 
 
3. ICA-AtoM opens the record on the <span class="screen">DataEntry</span> screen. It displays the record with all <span class="area">RecordAreas</span> closed; click on an area to access the fields contained under it.
 
 
 
 
 
4. Add / revise data as required ([[#Data entry screen: archival descriptions |see below for detailed instructions and notes on fields]]).
 
 
 
 
 
5. To discard all changes, click the <span class="button">Cancel</span> button; ICA-AtoM returns you to the <span class="screen">View</span> screen, with no changes saved.
 
 
 
 
 
6. To save changes, click the <span class="button">Save</span> button; ICA-AtoM returns you to the <span class="screen">View</span> screen, all changes saved.
 
 
 
 
 
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<span id="delete">
 
[[Image:um3-1Delete.png|500px|right|thumb|Delete an existing description]]
 
 
 
'''Delete an existing description'''
 
 
 
 
 
Only <span class="role">Editors</span> and <span class="role">Administrators</span> can delete records in ICA-AtoM. To delete an archival description:
 
 
 
 
 
1. Navigate to the description you want to delete.
 
 
 
 
 
2. Switch from the <span class="screen">View</span> to the <span class="screen">Edit</span> screen by clicking the <span class="button">RecordTitleBar</span> or <span class="button">Edit</span> button.
 
 
 
 
 
3. Click the <span class="button">Delete</span> button.
 
 
 
 
 
4. ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm the delete request; click <span class="button">OK</span>.
 
 
 
 
 
5. ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to the <span class="screen">List</span> screen.
 
 
 
 
 
6. Note the following consequences of deleting an archival description:
 
*If the record has lower-level descriptions registered to it (is a "parent record"), '''all the lower-level records are also deleted''' - e.g. if you delete a series, any sub-series, files or items that belong to the series will '''also''' be deleted.
 
*Any access points assigned to the description are also deleted.
 
*Any date events associated with the description are also deleted.
 
*The authority record of the associated creator is '''not''' deleted.
 
*The archival institution record of the associated repository is '''not''' deleted.
 
 
 
 
 
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<span id="exit">
 
[[Image:um3-1Exit.png|500px|right|thumb|Exit the Edit screen]]
 
 
 
'''Exit the Edit screen'''
 
 
 
To exit
 

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ISAD

ICA-AtoM includes a template for describing resources using General International Standard Archival Description. Go to ISAD.


Dublin Core

ICA-AtoM includes a template for describing resources using the the unqualified Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1. Go to Dublin Core.


MODS

ICA-AtoM includes a template for describing resources using the the Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS). Note that currently ICA-AtoM supports the Digital Library Federation second level of adoption for MODS (see DLF Aquifer MODS Guidelines Levels of Adoption). Go to MODS.


Rules for Archival Description

ICA-AtoM includes a template for describing resources using the Canadian Rules for Archival Description. Go to Rules for Archival Description.


See also