How to use our online catalogues
Navigating the online catalogue
Learn how to find your way around the catalogue and what you'll be seeing at different points.
How to browse the archive collections
Discover how to browse the archive collections, including explanations of different icons and terminology.
Techniques to improve your search results
Learn how to search the collections to find records according to a theme or subject. It also includes demonstrations of how to use wildcards and Boolean techniques to improve your search results.
How to find specific records
Find out how to search the collections to find a specific record by its reference number. Or if you're very confident, how to search this item by describing how it may have been catalogued. It includes a basic demonstration of filtering search results too.