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Introducing… EBSCOhost 2.0 A redesigned EBSCOhost Coming in July 2008
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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Introducing…
EBSCOhost 2.0A redesigned EBSCOhost
Coming in July 2008
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
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
Power in the Result List
Narrow bySubject Cluster
Date Slider
Limiters
Dynamic Folder List
Related Images
Narrow bySource Type
Narrow byDatabase
Related Images
• Hover your mouse over theimage thumbnails to preview
• Click to see bibliographic record
Related Resultsfrom NewsBank
Hover your mouse overthe article preview icon
Expand / Collapse side panes
Advanced SearchNew two column limiter display
When selected, Search Historydisplays above the Result List
More functionality availablewhen the user needs it
Click “Choose Databases” fora display of available databases
Mouse over preview iconsfor detailed descriptions
Select All!
Click “More Options” fora display of available limiters
Click “Preferences” forNow more preference options!
Permanently save preferencesto My EBSCOhost
Multi-Database searchingaccess to Authority Files
(Subjects, Publications, etc.)
Today’s persistent links becomethe new URL... and easier to copy.
Bookmarkable!
Articles, Searchesand Publications
now Bookmarkable
Introducing SmartText Searching
Starting with this article...
Paste the entirearticle into the
Search box
A relevant result list!
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
Lastly, EBSCOhost 2.0 offersan improved “Article Detail”
(a.k.a., “Full Record”)and improved citing...
Article Detail
• More prominent Full Text links
• Easy copy persistent links
• Similar article results
• Icons for Print, Email, Save and
• Cite!
Cite!
• Displays all citations formats
• Easy copy to clipboard function
• Link to Export bib managers
EBSCOhost 2.0
ComingJuly 2008
Thank You
