MR-1.1.2

Assign names to the object of a description

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Specification

The system must be able to:


 * Assign a title to an archival descriptions.


 * Accommodate multiple titles (variants, title changes).


 * Differentiate the authorized title from variants.


 * Support explanatory notes on titles.

Context (parent requirements)


 * MR-1 Record information about archival materials


 * MR-1.1 Register units of description

Source quotations


 * ISAD(G) 3.1.2


 * OSARIS

Associated functional requirements


 * FR-2.5.1 Identify units of description

Associated quality requirements

The application should be able to:


 * Support drop-down value lists for data entry of Type of title.


 * Retrieve descriptions by any name (authorized or variants).

Associated technical requirements

ICA-AtoM fields


 * information_object::title


 * information_object::alternate_title


 * note::note_content


 * note::note_type

ICA-AtoM implementation


 * ICA-AtoM include a Title field in the InformationObject table.


 * ICA-AtoM does not impose any formatting rules on titles.


 * ICA-AtoM stores Title notes in a separate Note database table, allowing users to register as many notes required (no limit).

Known issues


 * ICA-AtoM v1.0 beta does not handle multiple titles.


 * ICA-AtoM v1.0 beta does not support date ranges on titles for previous names of description.

Use cases

User Manual sections