Efficient use of archival material requires previous knowledge, experience, and sometimes even a detective flair.
A researcher interested in a certain subject must ask himself which institutions or personalities were related to this subject, and then verify if there is any reference to the desired subject in the archives of those institutions and personalities.Therefore, it is recommended that you come to the Archives after studying the subject in books, articles, on the Internet, and from other sources. In addition, the archivists at the CZA are available to users and researchers for advice and guidance.
First-time visitors
Before your first visit, we recommend that you contact us in order to coordinate a time to receive initial guidance and advice on the subject of the research.
Consultation is given on Sundays-Thursdays, between 8:30-13:30.
For details about contacting us, please contact us.
Every new visitor is required to fill out a user's form in which he writes his personal details, the subject of the study, and its purpose. The form also includes Terms of use that are obligatory for every visitor to the Archives.
In the reading room of the CZA, there are computers for use by the visitors. One can carry out searches in the various databases of the Archives. Some of the material is scanned and may also be viewed on the reading room computers. If the files are not scanned they can be ordered from the store-rooms. Please note that for the time being, it is not possible to order files in advance before arriving at the CZA.
Browsing the Archives' collections is open to the general public and is available free of charge. Receiving copies of archival material requires payment, as does the publishing of material from the Archives' collections.
Before your first visit, we recommend that you contact us in order to coordinate a time to receive initial guidance and advice on the subject of the research
Files and other material are taken from the store-rooms at:
09:00
10.00
11.30
13.00
14.00
You may order up to 5 items (files, books, newspapers) each ordering hour.
Receiving copies of archival material
Copies of archival material can be ordered in the following way:
1. One can receive photocopies of original documents in the files, by ordering them through the copying service provided by the Archives. (There is no copying machine in the reading room.)
2. After filling out a request form, one can use a personal digital camera in order to photograph the original documents in the files.
3. One can receive printouts of documents in digitized files, by ordering them through the copying service provided by the Archives.
4. One can receive via email digital copies of documents in digitized files by ordering them through the copying service provided by the Archives. The costs of the various ways of receiving copies of archival material are detailed in the price list.
5. It is not possible to request photocopies of articles and pictures from the volumes in the Newspaper Collection.