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Introducing… EBSCO host 2.0

Introducing… EBSCO host 2.0. A redesigned EBSCO host Coming in July 2008. Why do a redesign?. Customers have requested a “Simple, Google-like interface” EBSCO host ’s main interface was last redesigned 5 years ago (August 2002) – a lot more is possible today

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Introducing… EBSCO host 2.0

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

  2. 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

  3. 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

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

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

  6. Related Resultsfrom NewsBank

  7. Hover your mouse overthe article preview icon

  8. Expand / Collapse side panes

  9. Advanced SearchNew two column limiter display

  10. When selected, Search Historydisplays above the Result List

  11. More functionality availablewhen the user needs it

  12. Click “Choose Databases” fora display of available databases Mouse over preview iconsfor detailed descriptions Select All!

  13. Click “More Options” fora display of available limiters

  14. Click “Preferences” forNow more preference options! Permanently save preferencesto My EBSCOhost

  15. Multi-Database searchingaccess to Authority Files(Subjects, Publications, etc.)

  16. Current advanced searcherfunctionality unchanged

  17. Today’s persistent links becomethe new URL... and easier to copy. Bookmarkable!

  18. Articles, Searchesand Publicationsnow Bookmarkable

  19. Introducing SmartText Searching

  20. Starting with this article...

  21. Paste the entirearticle into theSearch box

  22. A relevant result list!

  23. SmartText Explained • We analyze each word that’s part of the query for how unique it is • We apply a weighting to each word • We issue a search using those weights as relevancy controls • We are considering future enhancements to let users control those weights themselves

  24. Lastly, EBSCOhost 2.0 offersan improved “Article Detail”(a.k.a., “Full Record”)and improved citing...

  25. Article Detail • More prominent Full Text links • Easy copy persistent links • Similar article results • Icons for Print, Email, Save and • Cite!

  26. Cite! • Displays all citations formats • Easy copy to clipboard function • Link to Export bib managers

  27. EBSCOhost 2.0 Coming July 2008

  28. Thank You

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