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+ | ====== Show/Hide Access point as help hint ====== | ||
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+ | This option is invoked from Record Menu | View | ||
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+ | This option controls the display of the authorized access point in a RIMMF Identifier element. | ||
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+ | In brief, RIMMF Identifiers are control numbers that link records to one another. On their own, as shown in the snippet for a manifestation below, they do not provide very much information for the cataloger (though they are essential for the system): | ||
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+ | Note that the access point in these elements is read-only and for display purposes only--there is no way that you can edit this information (in the normal sense of the word). | ||
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+ | To make this data (arguably the most important data in an RDA record) more meaningful, we have two ways of enhancing its display in RIMMF. | ||
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+ | The first, which is the default, is to embed the accesss point of the record being linked-to in the text column itself, using a special font for emphasis: | ||
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+ | The second way is to display only the RIMMF Identifier (as in the first screenshot, above), but to ' | ||
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+ | Note that in the second case, you do not need to click on the cell--simply move the mouse over any portion of it. |