What are Profiles?

Discover Profiles in CatalogIt

Written by Annie Gaston

Last published: July 28th, 2025

Profiles are authority files that enable you to create and utilize controlled language throughout your collection.   Establish Profiles for key pieces of information, such as people and places, to ensure your data is standardized, consistent, and searchable. 

Users with Owner, Admin, Read/Write, and Editor permissions can add and edit Profiles.

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Accession Profile Icon
Capture important data on your accessions
Exhibition Profile Icon
Plan exhibitions with Exhibition profiles. Easily see all of the items and their locations
Person Profile Icon
Record biographies of creators, donors, and users using the Person profile
Place Profile Icon
Maintain standard place names using the Place profile
Publication Profile Icon
Publication
Record information like author, publisher, and publication date
Collection Profile Icon
Collection
Manage and view items within collections
Loan-In Profile Icon
Loan-In
Track details of items loaned by other organizations, such as shipping information
Event Profile Icon
Event
Record facts of notable events, such as dates occurred and parties involved
Deaccession Profile Icon
Deaccession
Record details such as deaccession status and disposal methods
Organization Profile Icon
Organization
Input information such as website URLs and dates of operation
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Explore our Video Tutorials on Profiles

Creating a Person Profile
Creating Hierarchical Locations
Creating Hierarchical Places
Deleting a Profile
Using the Hierarchical Category Field