Insignia Library system

Creating Authority Records

Librarians can create authority records. To create authority records, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click on “Catalog” on the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Find/Add Authority”
   
3. 
   Click on “New”. Select the desired tag, and then click “OK”
   
4. 
   To add additional tags, click on “New Tag”
   
5. 
   To save the record as a template, click on “Save As Template”
   
6. 
   Enter a name for the template, or select a template from the dropdown list
   
7. 
   Click “OK”
   
8. 
   Enter the required information to create the record
   
9. 
   Click on “Save”
   
10. 
    Specify the type of index you want to create for this authority record (e.g. author or subject or both)
    
11. 
    Click “OK”
    

Creating Authority Records from a Template

To create authority records from a template, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click on “Catalog” on the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Find/Add Authority”
   
3. 
   Click on the “Authority” tab
   
4. 
   Click on “New From Template”
   
5. 
   Select desired template, Click “OK”
   
6. 
   Update the record as required
   
7. 
   Click on “Save”
   
8. 
   Specify the type of index you want to create for this authority record (author or subject or both) 9. Click on “OK”