Search the Library Catalogue
There are several search methods:
Fast Find – use any word or group of words to search by title, subject, author or keywords
Advanced Search – A wider range of fields to search by. You can also conduct ‘or’ searches eg all items by author ‘Taylor’ or publisher ‘Taylor’.
Visual Search – Click on a country icon down the left hand side, and then click on a topic icon on the right hand side. This will display a list of records that pertain to that subject code.
New Items – Will display a list of records of new items entered in the last 30 days
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What the catalogue will tell you The catalogue has multiple fields that will give you information about a record. Besides the usual fields of title, author & publisher, the catalogue will also list: Edition | Will indicate if it’s a 1st edition or revised edition | Publication year | This is the year of publication of that edition. Note: the item in question may have been originally published much earlier than the edition we have catalogued. If the original publication date is know it will be included in the notes field. | Type | Will indicate what type of item it is e.g. book (borrowable), book (reference), CD, Microfiche, etc | Indexed | Will indicate if the tem is indexed or not | Illustrator | The name of the illustrator | Series | Will list the series name. Useful if you liked the book in a series and want to search others in the same series. Eg. The King’s England series | Classification | Resources are classified geographically first by country, then by county/province, (using the world codes listed) and finally by subject, (using the subject codes listed below). E.g.
ENG.SRY.PROB is a book relating to Surrey England, and it is a probate record
NZ.CBY.LH is a book relating to Canterbury NZ and it is a local history
| Subjects | These are full & specific subject codes i.e. England-Cornwall-Surnames | Keywords | These are individual keywords e.g. England | Notes | This field will have extra information about the item | Reviews | This will show reviews written by members and allows members to write reviews | Contents | This will list the contents page of books (if entered into the catalogue) | Other | The ‘other’ tab will show physical information about the items : No of pages, sizes, Cover type and binding type. |
Click here to see the lists of Country codes
Subject Codes used in the Library:
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CODE
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USE FOR
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CODE
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USE FOR
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AID
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Research Guides
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MDV
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Mediaeval Records
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ALC
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Almanacs
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MIG
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Migration (Emigration & Immigration)
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BDM
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Births, Deaths & Marriages (Church records,
Parish registers, Baptisms, etc)
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MIL
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Military Records
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BIB
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Bibliographies
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MIL.ARM
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Army Records
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BIO
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Biographies
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MIL.NAV
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Navy Records
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BUS
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Business records
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MIL.AF
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Air Force
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CEM
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Cemetery records including MIs & burial records
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MIL.FNC
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Fencibles/Home Guard/Militia
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CEN
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Census
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MRL
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Manorial Records
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CH
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Church History
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NAM
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Names/Surnames
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CHR
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Church Records (Church Warden’s Accounts & General Parish Histories)
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NAT
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Naturalisation
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CLN
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Clans
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NEWS
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Newspapers
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CMP
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Computers
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OCC
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Occupation
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CRT
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Court Records
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ONS
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One Name Study
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CNV
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Convict Records
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ORG
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Organisations
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DIA
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Diaries
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PAP
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Conference Papers
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DIC
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Dictionary
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PAS
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Passenger Lists
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DIR
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Directories
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PED
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Pedigree
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ELE
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Electoral Rolls
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PIO
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Pioneer Index
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FH
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Family History
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POLL
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Poll
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FHLC
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Family History Library Catalogue
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POOR
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Poor Law including Settlement Records
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FRD
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Family Research Directory
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PROB
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Wills/Probates
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FNL
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Funeral Directors’ Records
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PUB
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Publishing
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GAZ
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Gazetteer
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REG
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Registers (used for registers of Ships)
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GUA
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Guardianship, Adoption
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REL
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Religion
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GOV
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Government Records
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SAR
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School Admission Register
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HER
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Heraldry
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SCH
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School History
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HOS
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Hospital Records
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SD
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Surname Directory (SD.GRD, SD.FRD, SD.NZ &
Members Interests)
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HUG
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Huguenot Records
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SHP
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Ships (Not used for passenger lists)
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IGI
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IGI
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SOC
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Social History
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LAND
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Land Records
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SPT
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Sport
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LETT
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Letters
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STR
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Strays
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LH
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Local History
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TAX
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Tax
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MAO
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Maori
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UNI
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University
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MAP
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Maps
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WEB
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Websites
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Shipping Codes used in the Library: The shipping section is shelved by subject rather than location (country). Shelf Label | Example | Used for | SHP.PAS.country code SHP.PAS.name of ship | SHP.PAS.NZ SHP.PAS.ATHENIC | Passenger lists | SHP.REG.country code SHP.REG.name of ship | SHP.REG.USA SHP.REG.ATHENIC | Registers (lists) of Ships | SHP.SHIP.name of ship | SHP.SHIP.TRITON | Books about individual ships | SHP.SHIP.WRECK | | Books about multiple shipwrecks. If it’s about an individual ship, it goes under SHIP | SHP.BUS.name of business | SHP.BUS.SHAW SAVILL | Books about a company or fleet of ships | SHP.OCC.name of occupation | SHP.OCC.WHALERS | Books about whalers, and other ‘ship’ based occupations | SHP.DIA.name of ship | SHP.DIA.ATHENIC | Books that are diaries about a particular voyage written by a passenger on board. | SHP.HIS.name of country | SHP.HIS.NZ | General shipping history books |
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