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Try Encore- A New Way to Search the Library Catalog

Looking to find books, e-books, media and more?

Try Encore and experience library search like never before--powerful and information-rich, yet highly intuitive, simple to use and loaded with useful features:

  • Starting with one simple search box, you can find what the library has to offer.
  • Simple, easy-to-use design makes finding information a snap.
  • Cool Web 2.0 features--like tag clouds-- help you focus your search by format, collection, subject headings and lots of other ways.
  • Google-like relevance ranking ensures that the best answer rises to the top of your search.
  • Great, detailed information is now just a click away.
  • "Did You Mean?" feature eliminates confusion and corrects common spelling mistakes.
  • And more!
What will you find in the library today? The power is at your fingertips.

Let us know what you think.

Encore provides highly sophisticated search results presented in a very simple way. We think everyone will find it extremely useful, whether you're an undergraduate searching for information for a paper or a graduate student looking for in-depth research materials.