They are located on a bookshelf in the Reference Room, and they are arranged by collection number. These finding aids are self service. Please note, if the collection is small, there may not be a finding aid. Electronic access is available to the catalogue and finding aid databases for government records and selected non-government records . In addition to master lists of titles, full text searching of both the catalogue and the finding aids is provided for government records.
Catalogue entries with related finding aids provide a direct link to the finding aid.
Once you have determined that you wish to retrieve a box or volume, fill out a call slip. Some of our records are on microfilm. A finding aid may direct you to a numbered roll of film, or the catalogue card itself may also identify the roll number. There is also a conversion list available on top of the microfilm cabinets. All microfilm is self-serve.