Try the Libraries’ New Search Tool

NC State has long been known for powerful search tools that help you find material for your research and studies.  But we’re ready to up the ante and take the next step toward one-stop shopping—a single search that consolidates all the available materials and lets you find them all at once, quickly and easily.

Breaking down search silos

Our traditional search tools are best-in-class in the library world, but they still often require you to push through several silos of separate databases and multiple tools to discover the resources you need—one tool for books, multiple searches for articles, some uncertainty about where to look for digital media, etc.

The simple, single-search solution

The Libraries’ new search tool allows you to use a single Google-like search box to find and access all the materials here in the NCSU Libraries—and information located throughout the globe.

Through one simple search, you can discover: articles in most academic journals, newspapers, and magazines subscribed to by the Libraries; books, media, and more in the NCSU Libraries’ catalog—both physical and digital; quick links to services, databases, and journal titles available from the Libraries; and a huge collection of books, e-books, articles, dissertations, conference proceedings catalogued and made available through the Libraries new homepage search and powered in part by Summon, a industry-leading discovery service that is serving as our partner.

For exhaustive searches, you may still want to use our traditional discovery tools.  But as a starting point, we think you’re going to find the new homepage search box and Summon search pretty revolutionary. The beta tool now up on our web site gives you a single box interface; it’s as fast and simple as anything you’ll used to from Google or Amazon; and it gives you powerful ways to segment and refine your search once you see your initial results.

Try the new search tool on the Libraries’ homepage and give us your input as we enhance the tool over the next few weeks.