Madison
County
Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 631
Edwardsville, IL 62025-0631
Instructions for Searching the MCGS
Collection
Online
on the Edwardsville Public Library Home Page
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General Search:
1. At the Edwardsville Library Home Page (http://www.edwardsvillelibrary.org),
click on "Search Catalog".
2. On the next screen, under "Keyword" type "MCGS Collection" (without the quotation marks) and pick "Submit".
3. The result will show the MCGS Collection (2000+ titles) screen by
screen.
Note: The search does not seem to be case sensitive.
Search for specific title or author in the MCGS collection:
1. At the Edwardsville Library Home Page, click on "Search
Catalog".
2. Click on the "Advanced Search" button near the top of
the page. This will take you into the advanced search page.
3. Under "Limit to:" select "Edwardsville Public Library."
4. Enter "MCGS Collection" (without the
quotation marks) in the first keyword box. Then enter the title or name of the author or keyword (or any combination) in the other boxes (one entry per box).Pick Submit.
For example, I am looking for Filby's books on passenger and
immigration
list. I type in "MCGS collection" in the first keyword box and "Filby" in the second keyword box (without the
quotation marks) and click on "Submit". This returns all of Filby's books in the MCGS collection.
Note: The search does not seem to be case sensitive.
Search for anything in any library in the system:
1. At the Edwardsville Library Home Page, click on "Search
Catalog".
2. On the next screen, under "Keyword" type in a keyword, subject, title, or author and pick "Submit".
3. The result will show all the items found in all of the system
libraries.
Note: The search does not seem to be case sensitive.
GOOD LUCK!
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