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Main Page > (UM) User manual > UM-4 Access content > UM-4.2 Advanced search > UM-4.2.1 Field names for advanced searching


To search on particular fields, enter in the search box the field name followed by a colon ( : ) followed by the search term (fieldName:searchTerm).

The following table shows the fields in archival description records that can be searched. The italics give the field label as it appears on screen, followed by its field name for search purposes. Fields names must be entered exactly as shown in order for the search to work.

Fields are grouped by their information area on the edit screen. Note that field labels are given as they are on the screens that ship with ICA-AtoM. If your administrator has customized the field labels in your ICA-AtoM application, these may be different from what appears on your screen.


Identity area

  • Title: title
  • Title note: notes
  • Extent and medium: extentandmedium


Context area

  • Creator: creator
  • Administrative / biographical history: creatorhistory
  • Repository: repository
  • Immediate source of acquisition: acquisition
  • Archival history: archivalhistory

Content and structure area

  • Scope and content: scopeandcontent
  • Appraisal, destruction and scheduling: appraisal
  • Accruals: accruals
  • System of arrangement: arrangement


Conditions of access and use area

  • Conditions governing access: accessconditions
  • Conditions governing reproduction: reproductionconditions
  • Language of material: language
  • Script of material: script
  • Physical characteristics: physicalcharacteristics
  • Finding aids: findingaids


Allied materials area

  • Location of originals: locationoforiginals
  • Location of copies: locationofcopies
  • Related units of description: relatedunitsofdescription
  • Publication note: notes


Notes area

  • Note: notes


Access points

  • Subject access points: subject
  • Place access points: place
  • Name access points: name


Digital objects

  • Media type: mediatype


Last revised: 4 June 2008 (ICA-AtoM v0.6)