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EBSCO host Interface Enhancements

EBSCO host Interface Enhancements. Using Usability Studies. Leveraging our thesauri and usage. Synonyms, Spelling, Autocomplete. Auto-searched synonyms available to user. Synonyms, Spelling, Autocomplete. Autocomplete, now a user preference. And spellchecker enhancements….

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EBSCO host Interface Enhancements

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  1. EBSCOhost Interface Enhancements

  2. Using Usability Studies

  3. Leveraging ourthesauri and usage

  4. Synonyms, Spelling, Autocomplete Auto-searched synonyms available to user

  5. Synonyms, Spelling, Autocomplete Autocomplete, now a user preference And spellchecker enhancements…

  6. Making EBSCOhost a great experience for ALL users

  7. Going Beyond 508 • EBSCOhost 508/W3C Compliant for handicap accessibility • University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility • Hundreds of under-the-hood code changes to improve functional accessibility • Separate Text Only interface antiquated, retired on 12/31/07 • Side benefit of changes… big reduction in page byte size, even faster page downloads than Text Only

  8. From a user… “As a JAWS screenreader user, I noticed[the changes]… I can now quickly navigate through the EBSCO site. You have my grateful thanks.” Christie Gilson Doctoral Candidate University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility

  9. Extra steps to ensure compatibilitywith several assistive technologies • Navigation and text layout is not dependant upon JavaScript, CSS, or HTML tables • Keyboard only navigation • Popular web site readers, text-to-speechsoftware applications • Speaking to other software vendors who require partnerships such as Kurzweil Educational Systems

  10. ALL users…

  11. Asian languages…

  12. All interface labels within EBSCOhost

  13. Including subject searchand other screens…

  14. HTML Full Text Translation

  15. Today we have DynaMed PDA and EBSCOhost Text-Only Coming in 2008 – EBSCOhost Mobile will be a truewireless access Interface for all EBSCOhost databases EBSCOhost Mobile

  16. Image QuickView

  17. Thumbnails on theResult List, first 4 or Show all >>

  18. Also in Folder view

  19. Article Detail(a.k.a., “full record”)

  20. Image Detail • Title and Caption • Source with Illustration page number • How to Cite help link

  21. Photos

  22. Photos

  23. Tables

  24. Graphs

  25. Scientific Illustrations

  26. Image QuickView (IQV) • 3,344 full-text journals will be included • Only journals with native PDFs will be included (although not all native PDFs will have IQV) • Currently 821,421 images are available via IQV, but by June 2008, this figure will be 2,056,178 • Initially, no separate limiter on the interface for IQV, but it is coming in 2009

  27. Image QuickView – Statistics By Database

  28. Image QuickView – Statistics By Database

  29. Image QuickView – Try It!

  30. Visual Search

  31. Visual Search • Main Goals of Visual Search 1.0: • Allow users to explore search results and understand their relationships without forcing users to read every result and make those deductions • Add an interactive and ‘fun’ element to the EBSCOhost interface • Visual Search 1.0 Issues: • Usage very low • Java applet complications • Unacceptable reliance on a since discontinued partnership Now, two new Visual Search options that build upon original visual search goals, and offer more features

  32. Visual SearchOption 1: “Columns”

  33. Columns! • Highlighted breadcrumb trail • Easy flow • Scroll results within Subject Clusters

  34. Visual SearchOption 2: “Blocks”

  35. Blocks! • Compass navigation • Click Subject Clusters to narrow • Relevancy indicator

  36. Blocks! • Zoom in to see more detail • Drag/drop blocks to “Collect Articles” • You Are Here map

  37. Group, Sort, FilterDisplay Controls DisplayChoice

  38. Visual Search • We recommend using Relevancy Ranking Sort as your profile default • Coming Soon: • All limiters and search options • More than 250 results

  39. Introducing…EBSCOhost 2.0 A redesigned EBSCOhost Coming in July 2008

  40. Why do a redesign? • Customers have requested a“Simple, Google-like interface” • EBSCOhost’s main interface was last redesigned 5 years ago (August 2002) – a lot more is possible today • Usability studies with end users have shown excellent opportunities for improvement

  41. Goals of EBSCOhost 2.0 • Create a really simple basic search screen • Take advantage of modern techniques available on familiar web sites • Expose great functionality that exists today but is hidden or underutilized • Make the simple basic search screen fit in well with all of EBSCOhost • Improve overall EBSCOhost usability

  42. Power in the Result List Limiters Date Slider Narrow bySource Type Dynamic Folder List Narrow bySubject Cluster Related Images Narrow byDatabase

  43. Related Images • Hover your mouse over theimage thumbnails to preview • Click to see bibliographic record

  44. Related Resultsfrom NewsBank

  45. Hover your mouse overthe article preview icon

  46. Expand / Collapse side panes

  47. Advanced SearchNew two column limiter display

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