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Encore - A new way to search the catalog! The catalog search box on the McKillop Library home page has been replaced with the Encore search box. The Encore discovery tool offers users a new way to search the library catalog. Encore uses a more "Google"-like approach to searching: enter keywords, and Encore returns results, sorted by relevancy and already restricted to the "Salve Regina University" collection. Refine Results Users can then refine the results by clicking on facets on the left side of page, such as "title" or a format such as "Video/DVD", or "English language" or "Collection". Facets can be unselected by clicking on the "red" x. Another helpful way to refine results is by using the tag cloud on the right side of the page, which shows key terms that appear in the results. By clicking on a tag, the result set is refined to just those items that include that key term. Redo Search One can easily redo the search by using alternate terms in the search box at the top, or adding the Brown 's University collection to the search by selecting Search InRhode from the right side of the page. The Encore interface should be easy to use for those familiar with ecommerce sites such as Amazon.com. For those users who prefer the traditional catalog search, there are several links to the traditional catalog search interface. Clicking on "Advanced search" immediately below the Encore search box will take users into the advanced search interface for the catalog. Or, click on "Library online catalog" to enter the regular catalog search interface.

Send comments or questions to Olga Verbeek, Library Webmaster, at verbeeko@salve.edu.