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| − | Names, Places, and Subject [[Glossary#Access point|access points]] are a way of associating specific terms contained or referenced within an information object (e.g. items within a file; a video; a picture)to its archival description, and creating searchable entry points for users. They can be conceptualized as similar to "tags" and help contextualize information objects while returning better search results. In ICA-AtoM, access points are derived from authority records and taxonomies created and customized by users.Like other taxonomies and authority records in ICA-AtoM, these can be preloaded by administrators by importing SKOS | + | Names, Places, and Subject [[Glossary#Access point|access points]] are a way of associating specific terms contained or referenced within an information object (e.g. items within a file; a video; a picture)to its archival description, and creating searchable entry points for users. They can be conceptualized as similar to "tags" and help contextualize information objects while returning better search results. In ICA-AtoM, access points are derived from [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]] and [[Glossary#Taxonomy|]]taxonomies created and customized by users. Like other taxonomies and authority records in ICA-AtoM, these can be preloaded by administrators by importing [[Glossary#SKOS|SKOS]] XML files with predefined vocabularies and relationships, but they can also be created on the fly by users. |
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Main Page > User manual > Add/edit content > Add/edit terms > Add a new term
On the Fly from archival descriptions screen
Access points can be added by users with edit permissions on the fly from the add/edit archival descriptions screen by simply adding a new name, subject, or place to the corresponding field in the Access points area.
From the Manage Taxonomy Screen
- Click Taxonomies in the main menu to go to a list of taxonomies. ICA-AtoM takes you to the taxonomy terms list page showing all existing taxonomies.
- Click the taxonomy you want to edit to expand it and view the terms associated with it.
- Click the Add new button to add a new term to the taxonomy. This will open the edit page for data entry.
- See Term data entry for detailed explanations and notes on fields.
- You can quit the cancel the process at any time by clicking the "cancel" button in the button block; no new term will be created.
- Click the Create button to save the new record.
Adding Access points to archival descriptions
Names, Places, and Subject access points are a way of associating specific terms contained or referenced within an information object (e.g. items within a file; a video; a picture)to its archival description, and creating searchable entry points for users. They can be conceptualized as similar to "tags" and help contextualize information objects while returning better search results. In ICA-AtoM, access points are derived from authority records and [[Glossary#Taxonomy|]]taxonomies created and customized by users. Like other taxonomies and authority records in ICA-AtoM, these can be preloaded by administrators by importing SKOS XML files with predefined vocabularies and relationships, but they can also be created on the fly by users.
Example - Adding a Place access point to archival descriptions through the taxonomies list:
- Follow step 1 above, and navigate to "Places" in the Taxonomies list
- Click the Add new button to add a new place term to the taxonomy. This will open the edit page for data entry.