Add a new authority record

Create a new authority record

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Create a new authority record

Save or cancel the new record

Create an authority record from an archival description (ISAD(G))

Create an authority record for a new creator name (RAD, Dublin Core, MODS)

From the authority record list screen

1. On the main menu bar, click the add / edit > authority record tab; ICA-AtoM takes you to the list screen showing all existing authority records.

2. Click the add new text that appears in the name column header; ICA-AtoM takes you to a blank edit screen for data entry.

3. On loading, the edit screen displays the record with all information areas closed; click on an information area to access the fields grouped under it.

4. You can quit the create process at any time by clicking the cancel button in the button block; no new record will be created.

5. Click the create button in the button block to save the new record.

From a related archival description (ISAD(G))

6. In the Context area of an ISAD(G) archival description, add a new creator name. When the archival description is saved ICA-Atom automatically creates a new authority record.

From a related archival description (RAD, Dublin Core and MODS)

7. In an archival description add new event edit screen, select event type and add a new name. See UM-3.1.5.1 Add new event. When you save the archival description record, ICA-AtoM creates both a new authority record for the creator as well as the creation event.