HOW USE THE CGJ'S CATALOGUE

Catalogue's description

The catalogue has 9 columns:

            The first column gives  the location (Lieu).  A city or a village (e.g. Altkirch), a region (e.g. Alsace), a country (e.g. Belgique), the whole world (Monde). For a general subject, the word “indifferent” is used. Beware, city names are given in French!

            The second, if filled, gives the number of the French “Département”.

            The third gives the reference code (Cote) which also indicates the type of document:
B = booklet,
C = copy of an original document,
D = miscellaneous,
E = part of a review or journal which can be found in the library, 
F = loose leafs,
L = book,
M = microfiche or microfilm,
Q = CD-ROM or DVD-ROM,
R = review, journal or bulletin,
T = census sheets made by Pierre Katz for Alsace and Lorraine.

The fourth (Origine/Auteur) gives either the author or the abridged title of the review, the issue number and the first page of the article.

The fifth (Publ.) gives the year when the document was published.

The sixth (Sujet) gives a general idea of the subject of the item, in order to clarify the title:
Ba : refers to the 1808 « Décret de Bayonne » when Jews had to choose a family name.
Ci : Cemeteries ;
Co : Communities ;
Di : Diverse subjects;
Ec : Vital Records (B, M, D) ;
Ge : Geographical
Fa : Families
Hi : Historical
In : essentially an Index 
La : concerns one or several languages or writings;
Li : contains Lists of names, sometimes without anything else ;
Me : Methodological item; 
No : Notarial archives ;
On : deal with Onomastics (origin  of surnames or given names) ; 
Pa : concerns one or several specific surnames; 
Ra : concerns one or several Rabbis ;
Re : Census
Sh : Shoah ;
So : gives sources or addresses.

             The seventh (Titre)gives the title and the language. If  not given, French is used.

         The eighth (N.p) gives the number of pages.

         The ninth (Dates) gives the year or the time range covered in the document.

How to proceed for a search on line

You can look for a document by using one or several criteria, but,  beware, you will find only the items fulfilling all criteria.

-              Quite often, it is sufficient to indicate the location (lieu). If you are not sure about the spelling, you can try a portion of the name only. The “departement” number can also be useful.

-              if not, try a word of the title (titre) or a portion of it. You might for instance try the surname you are looking for.

if you know the author’s name (auteur) or the abridged name of the journal concerned, this a good criterion.

Don't forget to click on "Suite" (to be followed) if 10 answers appear on the screen.

If you have any problem with this catalog, write to our librarian.