Search fields

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To search on particular fields, enter in the search box the field name followed by a colon followed by the search term (e.g. exampleField:exampleTerm).

The following is a list of the fields in archival description records that can be searched. The field label is presented as it is displayed, followed by its field name for search purposes. The weight of the field has been included where applicable.

Fields names must be entered exactly as shown in order for the search to work.

Fields are grouped by their information area on the edit page.

Field labels are listed as they appear on the pages shipped with ICA-AtoM. If your administrator has customized the field labels in your ICA-AtoM application, these may be different from what appears on your page.

Identity area

• Identifier: identifier (5x weight)
• Title: title (10x weight)
• Title note: notes
• Start Date: startDate (YYYYMMDD format)
• End Date: endDate (YYYYMMDD format)
• Level of description: levelOfDescription
• Level of description ID: levelOfDescriptionId
• Extent and medium: extentandmedium

Context area

• Creator: creators (8x weight)
• Administrative/biographical history: creatorHistory
• Repository: repositoryName
• Immediate source of acquisition: acquisition
• Archival history: archivalhistory

Content and structure area

• Scope and content: scopeAndContent
• Appraisal, destruction and scheduling: appraisal
• Accruals: accruals
• System of arrangement: arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

• Conditions governing access: accessconditions
• Conditions governing reproduction: reproductionconditions
• Language of material: language
• Script of material: script
• Physical characteristics: physicalcharacteristics
• Finding aids: findingaids

Allied materials area

• Location of originals: locationoforiginals
• Location of copies: locationofcopies
• Related units of description: relatedunitsofdescription
• Publication note: notes

Notes area

• Note: notes

Access points

• Subject access points: subject (5x weight)
• Place access points: place (3x weight)
• Name access points: name (3x weight)

Digital objects

• Media type: mediatype