Here it is...the search bar. But first, a few notes and search tips.
A complete list of all of the sources on this site can be located here. The list contains only the author(s) and title of work, but each one is linked to its respective page which includes more detailed information.
This site is not exhaustive; it currently only includes certain sources as described on the about page. These sources are 1) about the Encyclopédie (instead of using the Encyclopédie as an example among others to prove a point), 2) published in the United States, 3) written in English, and 4) available to me online. Articles meeting criteria 1), 3), and 4), but who were published in the journal Diderot Studies (Librarie Droz, Switzerland) are also included.
The search engine code and functionality is provided by FreeFind which supports many common search features. Many of these tips are adapted from theirs.
You may search any term you wish, whether it be author, title, journal, etc. The system will try to find results that include all of those words and, if that fails, some of the words. It will let you know at the top of the results page if the first search failed.
The engine supports searching in for an exact phrase in quotes ("preliminary discourse"), a near phrase in square brackets (within a couple words, [preliminary discourse]), and a far phrase in braces (within several words, {preliminary discourse}).
You may add the qualifiers "+" and "-" in front of a word that is required or not required to be on the page, respectively. ("+always" or "-never")
You may use the wildcards "*" and "?" ("econ*" will search for "economies", "economy", "economical", etc. and "encyclopedi?" will search for "encyclopedia", "encyclopedie", "encyclopedit", etc.)
The boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT will be effective as long as they are capitalized.
Examples of search criteria include subject area (“digital humanities”, “architecture”), person in history, article title, author, publisher, or aspect related to the Encyclopédie (“plagiarism”, “censor”, “plates”). While these search terms are mostly self-explanatory, one in particular might pose a problem. When looking for sources about the Encyclopédie article titled “Encyclopédie” it would not be useful to search “encyclopédie” as every annotation contains that word. Instead, search "article encyclopédie" where the double quotation marks make sure the exact phrase is searched. The accent on the “é” is optional.
All Encyclopédie article titles are given in French (except the “Preliminary Discourse”), all other French words, if used, are alongside an English translation; “Cross-references” is used in lieu of “renvois” but I have retained the French “philosophe” as it signifies more than just the translation “philosopher”. It is also important to note that some sources are available on multiple hosts (JSTOR, ProQuest, etc.) even though I only list the one I used. Because the search results are not easily filtered, I have added basic information to each annotation including Country of Publication, Language of Source, Decade Published, and Main Classification. Thus, when looking for articles published by Frank Kafker in the 1980s, you might search "kafker AND 1980s".
All strategies can be combined.