• Browse. This is effectively an on-line version of working with the original printed publication, except that a number of alternative views are available: you can view individual pages, a whole month at a time, or a particular Hofmeister classification (music for strings etc).
  • Indices. Here you access the information through an alphabetical listing. Indices are available for Composers, Publishers, Places (i.e. places of publication), Class (i.e.Hofmeister classification), and Country. In the case of Place you have the further option of identifying the location on a map.
  • Search. This is the most powerful means of accessing data, using one or more different fields, together where desired with a date range. Four types of search are available: Basic search, Advanced search, Free text search, and List search. They are described on the Search start page.