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Access Level

Access level describes who may view or use a record, resource, digital surrogate, or educational object page.

In the public Anatomy Steward catalog, many Version 1 records are marked public.

Access level helps a digital museum separate public educational content from material that may require review, restriction, educator context, or future member access.

An access level may indicate:

  • public access
  • educator access
  • member access
  • institutional access
  • restricted access
  • private internal review

Discuss why some museum records are public while others may require more context, limited access, or review.

Public sources will be added as this entry is reviewed and expanded.

This entry explains public access categories. It does not provide legal, privacy, acquisition, handling, preparation, or biological material processing guidance.