User manual¶
Below you’ll find an outline of the chapters in the user manual, and a set of links to each chapter’s main sections.
- What is AtoM?
- Technical Requirements
- Entity types
- Descriptive standards
- Getting Started
- Accessions
- Archival Descriptions
- Add a new archival description
- Edit an existing archival description
- Duplicate an existing archival description
- Link related archival descriptions in AtoM to each other
- Change the display standard
- Add alternative identifiers to an archival description
- Move an archival description
- Delete an archival description
- Authority records
- AtoM, Authority records, Biographical histories, and Name access points
- Create a new authority record
- Edit an existing authority record
- Link an existing authority record to an archival description
- Create a relationship between two authority records
- Create a relationship between an authority record and a function
- Delete an authority record
- Archival Institutions
- Add a new archival institution
- Edit an existing archival institution
- Add access points to your archival institution
- Link an archival description to an archival institution
- Edit the theme for an existing archival institution
- Browse the holdings of an archival institution
- Set digital object upload limit for an archival institution
- Delete an archival institution
- Deaccession records
- Donor records
- Functions
- Rights
- Control area
- Terms
- Physical storage
- Exit edit mode
- Search
- Advanced search
- Browse
- Navigation in AtoM
- Context menu
- Multilingual design principles in AtoM
- Translate Content
- Translate Interface
- Translate static pages
- File list report and print
- Item list report and print
- Create & print physical storage locations report
- Print finding aids
- Upload digital objects
- Import descriptions and terms
- Export descriptions and terms
- CSV import
- Before you import
- Legacy ID mapping: dealing with hierarchical data in a CSV
- Import archival descriptions via CSV
- Import events via CSV
- Import archival institutions via CSV
- Import authority records via CSV
- Import accessions via CSV
- Display the progress of an upload via the command-line interface (CLI)
- Load digital objects via the command line
- Index your content after an upload
- Manage user accounts and user groups
- Manage digital object storage
- Edit permissions
- Manage static pages
- Manage Menus
- Manage plugins
- Settings
- Global settings
- Application version
- Check for updates
- Maximum image width (pixels)
- Results per page
- Accession mask
- Accession counter
- Reference code separator
- Inherit reference code (information object)
- Sort treeview (information object)
- Sort browser (users)
- Sort browser (anonymous)
- Multiple repositories
- Default archival institution upload limit (GB)
- Total space available for uploads
- Upload multi-page files as multiple descriptions
- Show tooltips
- Default publication status
- SWORD deposit directory
- Site information
- Default page elements
- Default templates
- User interface labels
- Add/Remove languages
- OAI repository
- Job scheduling
- Security panel
- Global settings
- Themes and theming
- Default language
- Site logo
- Search for updates
- Visible elements
- General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) data entry and CSV template
- Rules for Archival Description (RAD) data entry and CSV template
- RAD CSV template
- Field descriptions
- Title and statement of responsibility area
- Title proper
- General material designation
- Parallel title
- Other title information
- Title statement of responsibility
- Title notes- Statements of responsibility
- Title notes- Attributions and conjectures
- Title notes- Continuation of title
- Title notes- Source of title proper
- Title notes- Variations in title
- Title notes- Parallel titles and other title information
- Level of description
- Add new child levels
- Repository
- Reference code
- Alternative identifier
- Edition area
- Class of materials specific details area
- Authority record fields
- Dates of creation area
- Physical description area
- Publisher’s series area
- Archival description area
- Notes area
- Physical condition
- Immediate source of acquisition
- Arrangement
- Language of material
- Script of material
- Language and script note
- Location of originals
- Availability of other formats
- Restrictions on access
- Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
- Finding aids
- Associated materials
- Accruals
- Other notes- Accompanying material
- Other notes- Alpha-numeric designations
- Other notes- Cast note
- Other notes- Conservation
- Other notes- Credits note
- Other notes- Edition
- Other notes- Physical description
- Other notes- Publisher’s series
- Other notes- Rights
- Other notes- Signatures note
- Other notes- General note
- Standard number area
- Access points
- Control area
- Rights area
- Administration area
- Title and statement of responsibility area
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS 2013) - data entry and CSV template
- Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1 (DC)
- Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)
- International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families
- International Standard for Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings
- International Standard for Describing Functions (ISDF)
- Glossary