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How to access our collection
The library catalog will default to keyword search. Search on a:
- topic (flu epidemic or Civilian Conservation Corps)
- address (1125 Pine Street or 1200 block of Pearl Street)
- personal name (Marinus Smith or Mary Rippon)
- business name (Boulderado Hotel or Celestial Seasonings)
- local area (Mount Sanitas or Chautauqua)
If you are looking for photographs, include the word "photographs" in your keyword search.
- Search the Carnegie Branch Library catalog: http://nell.boulder.lib.co.us/search~S8
- Search the catalog by local call numbers: http://nell.boulder.lib.co.us/search/c
- Search the full Flatirons Consortium catalog: http://nell.boulder.lib.co.us/search~S11
Additional Details
You may search the Carnegie Branch Library's catalog for a photograph, document, newspaper clipping, map or other historic material. On our catalog search page, the default keyword search prompt will enable you to enter the name of a person, the name of a business, an area of historical significance or a local address using the same method as you would to search for a book. Before you press the submit button, change the "Search Location" from "View entire FLC collection" to "Carnegie Branch Library for Local History". This will enable you to search specifically within the Carnegie Branch Library collection.
If a match is found, a list of titles will appear. Click on each individual title to see the description of the collection in which the item appears. The full cataloging record will appear, showing you the contents of the folder or envelope in which the materials are placed. Usually some background history or a summary will provide you with additional information. The call number will appear at the bottom of the page. If you desire to view that material within the library, please write it down before you come in to avoid duplicating your efforts once you are in the library.
If no match is found, try to reword your search. Instead of "street cars", you might try "street railroads". If you are searching for information on your house, remember that we do have materials in our collection that are not cataloged, and therefore will not appear in a catalog search. Also, we might not have information in our collection that pertains to your particular research topic. Feel free to Ask a Librarian if you can’t find the item for which you are looking.
If you are searching for photographs in the collection, many of them are already scanned and viewable online. Make sure to type in the subject of photograph for which you are searching and include the word "photographs" in your keyword search. For instance, if you are searching for photographs of Chautauqua, type in "Chautauqua photographs" in a keyword search. If you are looking for a photograph of your house, type in your complete street address with the word "photographs" following it, i.e. "1125 Pine Street photographs". If these images are scanned, they will show on the results page after you click on the specific title that you want.