When you use invenio for the first time, you can select Direktzugang: Suche ohne Anmeldung (search without registering) on the homepage to digitally search the holdings of the Political Archive without creating an account.

• You can close the welcome message by clicking the X in the top-right corner of the pop-up.

• You are in the navigating search, which means you can navigate through the hierarchical structure of the Political Archive on the left of the screen.

• Alternatively, you can switch to the general search (keyword search) by selecting search from the menu.

• You can now enter a search term or archive reference code and run a search. We have provided a help article on searches, where you can find an overview of all search options.

• Your search results will be displayed within the hierarchical structure (Tektonik). You can click on the plus sign to open the levels of the hierarchical structure and classification until you reach the detailed level for the reference codes. If a file has been digitised, you can display the digital copy.