How to search the collection:
finding and viewing the cookbooks

You may have a specific cookbook in mind, or you may wish to browse our catalogue to see what the collection includes. Either way, you need to access the University of Guelph Library's electronic catalogue, TRELLIS. If you need help searching the catalogue, our online tutorial may help. Or you can ask for assistance from Archival and Special Collections staff, either through email or, if you are visiting, in person. If you care to experiment, here are a few simple ideas:

One way to browse the collection is to enter the phrase "Canadian Cookbook Collection" together with a keyword. For example, suppose you are interested in Canadian homestead cookery. You would enter:

The results would be:

Another way to browse is to enter "cookery, canadian" as a subject term, as shown:

This returns more than 2000 results, as shown, which you can then browse at leisure. You may find it useful to sort by date, title or author.

Experiment! There are many ways to access information about the collection.

And don't forget that staff are happy to assist!