DCB-2.3

User roles

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Your user account in DCB is tied to one of five user roles, each representing a different level of access to the system.

Researcher

• Does not require a user name or password.

• Has view-only access to the application.

• Can search and browse metadata records, authority records and repository descriptions.

• 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 and edit metadata records, authority records and repository descriptions.

Editor

• Is a registered user with a unique user name or password.

• Can search, browse, create and edit metadata records, authority records and repository 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 metadata records, authority records and repository descriptions.

• May or may not be able to create, edit and delete records.

• Can translate user interface elements and database content.

Administrator

• Is a registered user with a unique user name or password.

• Has full access to the system to create, read, update or delete any record in the system.

• Can customize application to institution-specific requirements.

• Manages user accounts and profiles.