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 Manage user accounts and Edit permissions.
Researcher
A researcher is any user who is not logged in and therefore has view-only access to the application. A researcher can search and browse descriptions (published archival descriptions, authority records, archival institutions)
Contributor
A contributor can search, browse, create, edit, publish and export descriptions.
Editor
An editor can search, browse, create, edit, publish, delete and export descriptions and 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