User roles

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Your user account in ICA-AtoM is tied to one of five user roles, each representing a different level of access to the system. Administrators can add and modify user roles: see add/edit groups.

Researcher

• Does not require a user name or password
• Has view-only access to the application
• Can search and browse descriptions (archival descriptions, authority records, archival institutions)
• Is the default role whenever a user accesses the application without logging in

Contributor

• Is a registered user with a unique user name or password
• Can search, browse, create, edit, and export descriptions

Editor

• Is a registered user with a unique user name or password
• Can search, browse, create, edit, publish, and export descriptions
• Can delete records
• Can edit controlled vocabulary terms

Translator

• Is a registered user with a unique user name or password
• Can search and browse descriptions
• Can translate user interface elements and database content

Administrator

• Is a registered user with a unique user name or password
• Can import, export, create, read, update, publish, or delete any record in the system
• Can customize application to institution specific requirements
• Manages user accounts and profiles