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Philosophy & Religion

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Finding Books

To search for books, DVDs, videos, Internet sites and government documents use the ENCORE Library Catalog.

Keyword searching is the default mode but subject searching generally gets more focused results.

To do a specific search by subject, author, title, or call number, use the Advanced Search box.  The Advanced Search box is also used for complex boolean searching.

Religious studies:

To find works BY clerics, writers, theologians, use Advanced Search and select AUTHOR search and type the last name first followed by first name.

To find works ABOUT religious figures, writers, theologians, use Advanced Search and select SUBJECT search and type the last name first followed by first name.

For specific religions, use Advanced Search and select SUBJECT search.

For complex topics, select Advanced search from the Encore screen.

Philosophy:

To find works BY philosophers, use Advanced Search and select AUTHOR search and type the last name first followed by first name.

To find works ABOUT philosophers, use Advanced Search and select SUBJECT search and type the last name first followed by first name.

For specific philosophies, use Advanced Search and select SUBJECT search.

For complex topics, select Advanced Search from the Encore screen.