About Encore and Research Pro -- Discover... Search... Access

The Thousand Oaks Library is introducing Encore and Research Pro. Encore is a new discovery platform that makes searching for library resources easier.  Just enter a search term into the Encore search box to discover books, videos, spoken word items and articles on the topics.   Encore helps to narrow down searches by facet such as format, publication year, location and more.... Please view the video for a brief demonstration.

The integration of Research Pro into Encore allows easy discovery of images, newspapers and magazine articles while searching for traditional library printed materials such as books.  Besides library materials, Encore presents the opportunity to search five online databases on the same topic at the same time. For example, after an initial keyword search in Encore, users can focus their search to find articles on the topic by clicking on the go button in the "Articles and more" section on the search result screen, which will simultaneously search the five selected online databases.    Users have the ability to continue to search for more online resources seamlessly.   Once logged into Encore, users will not be prompted to log in again to search the online databases, making this a one-stop search. In addition, Research Pro  itself can search up to 30 online resources all at once. The partnering of Encore and Research Pro brings extraordinary search power to users to discover and access the vast resources available at the Thousand Oaks Library.