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You can browse through lists of different types of information included in the catalogue record.

Click on the 3 dots next to 'Help' and choose Browse.

Subject: start with a single general term and move through the list of sub-topics, e.g. agriculture victoria.

Title: type in the first words of a title.

Series: a collection of individual titles, published under a group title.

Call number: type in the call number for books, journals, maps, audio items, DVDs and browse the list descending from that number, e.g. 641.5.

Depending on the form of material, you may need to use words rather than numbers to start your searching:

  • For theatre programs and music scores enter the name of the work (e.g. ‘Mikado’ or ‘Ramblin’)
  • For political ephemera enter the topic it relates to (e.g. ‘Vietnam War’ or ‘Refugees’) or the party name (e.g. ‘Australian Labor Party‎’, ‘Australian Greens’, ‘Liberal Party‎’)
  • For some newspapers enter their place of publication (e.g. ‘Bairnsdale’)