Introducing Encore

With just one click, Encore, the SLU Libraries’ new keyword searching tool, displays results in an easy-to-use faceted format with additional suggestions for finding similar relevant items, tag clouds, recently added materials on your topic and books available through ConnectNY. It is so new it’s still in development! For now, some features of the classic Library Catalog are not available but will be coming soon.

Will Encore search the same resources as the catalog?

Yes, it searches the same resources. Some more advanced search features such as searching by call number are only available in the classic Library Catalog at this time.

How do I search Encore?

• The terms in the search box are "AND"ed together
• The search operator "OR" is not supported
• To do a phrase search - enclose the "phrase in quotes"
• To get variant forms, an * at the end of a word (e.g. israel* will search Israel, Israeli, or Israelis)
• To exclude a term - use a minus before the term e.g. -war
• Do not use parenthesis - they do not work

Can I narrow and broaden my search?

To narrow your search, see below under "Limits". You may possibly broaden your search by looking in the full record's subject headings or in the tag cloud to identify a phrase that describes your topic more generally. Type this phrase into the search box to perform a comprehensive keyword search of items specifically about that topic. Be aware that selecting the subject heading in the right tag cloud will only search within the results from your current keyword search.

Limits

• Refining the search by selecting facets in the left column or subjects in the tag cloud (right column) always searches within the current results set.
• At any time, remove a limit by clicking on the red x next to the limit term.