Web Search Help
Dates
• You may enter the date range you wish to search. You may also enter only a
From Date
or a
To Date
. The date format to use is
dd/mm/yyyy
.
For example, to search for Series created in the period 1920-1940:
Enter
From Date
1/1/1920
Enter
To Date
31/12/1940
• A date range search will retrieve all records falling within the specified range. For example, the above search would retrieve Series with the following dates:
1880-1950
1894-1932
1926-1952
1924-1936
• Selecting a
From Date
of 1/1/1920 without a
To Date
would retrieve any Series that was created on or after 1/1/1920 but
would not
retrieve a Series that closed prior to 1920.
• Selecting a
To Date
of 31/12/1940 without a
From Date
would retrieve any Series that was created on or before 31/12/1940 but
would not
retrieve a Series that commenced after 1940.
Transfer ID
This is used mainly by Government Agencies where the QSA transfer number is known. Enter the
number only
, i.e. do not enter ‘TR’ at the beginning of the number and do not enter the slash (/) or the numbers after it; for example, to search for TR1795/1 enter 1795 in the Transfer ID field.
Previous System ID
Any location numbers with a prefix consisting of a letter or letters is a previous system location number. Examples of these are: JUS/N, RSI2929, SRS2997, PRV7930. Enter Previous System numbers without spaces. This search works best if you also type a word or words into the initial search box. All Agencies, Series and Items also have an identification number (without prefix) which can be used in a
Retrieve Using ID
Search.