If you are not able to find what you are looking for on our online catalogue, perhaps this page can explain why.

Images of records

Nottinghamshire Archives houses over four million records, many of which comprise lots of individual pages and loose sheets. Other records are large in shape or very fragile. Because of this it is not currently possible to provide instant online access to all our holdings in digital form.

The Archives is developing projects to digitise some of our holdings, but this will be a lengthy process to make sure we can get it right. It is also very expensive and partially dependent upon grant funding. As a result many records will not be available digitally for some time.

Digitisation is only a part of the considerable work that is undertaken by Archives staff which also includes acquiring and processing new archives, cataloguing, conserving, assisting and helping the public in our search room, answering enquiries by letter, email and telephone, and developing and hosting learning and outreach activities and events.

Our online catalogue, finding aids and summary guide are designed to provide visitors both to our search room and to our web site the chance to find out a little more about the types of records we hold. It is always possible to order copies of documents in which you are interested or make use of our Research Service.

Entries not included in the online catalogue

Adding new entries to the online catalogue is a lengthy process and again dependent upon grant funding. With over four million records to include, the length of time it will take to add everything will be considerable. Consequently new records are being added according to a phased plan.

Our catalogue coverage page shows the range of records currently available. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we would strongly suggest asking us for further help and information.

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