ISDIAH contact area

Archival institution: Contact area

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Archival institution: contact area

The Contact area contains fields conveying information "on how to contact the institution with archival holdings" (ISDIAH 4.4).

1. Contact information

• Multi-value field for registering and displaying the institution's contact addresses.

• Enter the data (see steps 2-5 below); when you save the record the contact address will be registered and will now appear in the list above the data entry fields.

• There is no limit to the number of contacts you can add, but as of the current version of ICA-AtoM (v1.0 beta) you can only register them one at a time, i.e. enter the data, click the Save button, repeat for each additional contact.

• To delete a contact, click the Delete icon next to it in the list.

• For rules and examples, see ISDIAH 5.2.1 and 5.2.2.

2. Contact type

• Enter the type of contact / address.

3. Primary contact

• Check box field; click field to flag an entry as the primary address for contacting the institution.

4. Address

• Enter fields as applicable.

5 Note:

• Enter any other information relating to the address / contact.

6. Officers in charge

• "Record the name, the contact details and the position of the members of staff (first name, surname, area of responsibility, email, etc.). This information may relate to the Administrative structure element (5.3.4)." (ISDIAH 5.2.3)