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Tutorial 3: Add a new authority record
An authority record is a body of information about a person, family or organization responsible for creating archival records (equivalent in RAD to the Biographical Sketch or Administrative History). For each new creator you need to add an authority record. TIP: before you add a new authority record always check to make sure that it doesn't already exist.
Step 1 Start new authority record
1.1 Click names in the browse box
1.2 This will take you to a list of all authority records
1.3 Enter justin and smythe in the search box. Click search authority records.