Carved man Manuscripts and Archives Tutorial

Front Page

Introduction

Getting Started

Finding Sources

Tools for Yale Sources

Orbis

Name Search

Subject Search

Keyword Search

Departmental Card Catalog

Finding Aids

Finding Aids Online

Specialized Yale Tools

Tools for Sources Outside Yale

RLG and Archival Resources

OCLC FirstSearch

ArchivesUSA

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Using Materials in Manuscripts and Archives

Sample Searches

Conclusion

Site Map

Finding Aids Online

Some finding aids are currently available online, and there is a project underway using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) to make many more of them available on the Web. You may access The Yale University Library EAD Finding Aid Project:

Yale University Library Finding Aid Project

The database includes finding aids from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Divinity Library Special Collections, Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Art Library, and Manuscripts and Archives. The number of finding aids available in the database increases as retrospective encoding of existing finding aids takes place and as new finding aids are created. Searching can be done across all repositories listed above or limited to any.

If a finding aid to a collection is available online, the Orbis record will contain a note giving the URL for the electronic version. Clicking on this address will take you to the finding aid.

In Orbis try searching for "Benny Goodman Papers" as a keyword and on the Set Limits screen highlight Archives and Manuscripts (1 of 2, select both) and Archives and Manuscripts (2 of 2, select both).

  • Click on the MORE LIMITS button (at the top right of the results list) and look in the Item Type box.
  • Highlight Archives and Manuscripts (1 of 2, select both) hold the Control key and also highlight Archives and Manuscripts (2 of 2, select both).
    (You must select both for this search to be complete.)
  • Click the Set Limits button.
  • Highlight Keyword (MUST use and/or/not or " ") and in the Search for box, enter: “Benny Goodman Papers”
  • Click the Search button.

Note that the electronic version of the finding aid can be searched from the Orbis record by by clicking on the words "Finding Aid".
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