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  • Administrators of the Archives Catalogue manage user groups and create new user accounts.

  • Administrators have made some adjustments to the default permissions for each user group.

  • The "contributor" user group is the default user group for all new user accounts.

  • Requests for new user accounts must be sent to Academic Technology Services from the supervisor.

  • Permissions can be restricted or granted at the user level. This is not usually necessary, though it may be appropriate when training new staff or students.

User groups and

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permissions

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The following table explains the four main user groups in the Archives Catalogue:

User group

Description

Administrator

Administrators can create, read, update, or delete any record. Administrators can also install or uninstall AtoM, customize AtoM to institution-specific requirements or themes, and manage user accounts and user profiles

Contributor

Contributors can search, browse, create, revise, and delete published and draft archival descriptions. Contributors can also revise authority records and taxonomy terms. Contributors do not have permissions to create or delete authority records and taxonomy terms. Contributors cannot create, revise, or delete institution profiles. This is the default user group for all new user accounts. 

Editor

Editors can search, browse, create, revise, and delete published and draft archival descriptions. Editors can also create, revise, and delete authority records and taxonomy terms. Editors can also revise institution profiles. Permissions to create and delete institution profiles are reserved for site administrators. Type of user who can search, browse, add, edit and delete archival descriptions, authority records, archival institutions, functions, and terms.

Translator

Translators can translate data elements and user interface elements.

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