[Yulpub] Coming later this fall: New EBSCOhost Features!

[Kimberly Parker]

In case of interest...

--Kim

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Subject: 	Coming later this fall: New EBSCOhost Features!
Date: 	Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:08:43 -0400
From: 	epaes at epnet.com (EBSCO Publishing <epaes at epnet.com>)
To: 	hinarijouradmin at panlists.yale.edu



Dear EBSCO/host/ customer,

We are very excited to announce that later this fall, we will introduce 
an innovative way for your users to learn about new EBSCO/host/ 
features, right on the EBSCO/host/ interface! Concurrently, we will 
release enhanced searching and navigation features, based on extensive 
customer feedback, particularly from CINAHL and MEDLINE users.

Traditionally, we have communicated directly to you about EBSCO/host/ 
and EBSCO/admin/ enhancements, via quarterly email announcements. We 
will continue to provide you with advance notification.

In addition, once the new system of introducing EBSCO/host/ updates has 
been implemented, your end users will be able to independently learn 
about (/and often even try!/) new features as they are introduced, from 
within their EBSCO/host/ research sessions.

Here's how it will work:

    * You will continue to receive advance notification concerning new
      features that are going to be added to EBSCO/host/ and EBSCO/admin./
    * A /New Features/ page will be added to the EBSCO/host/ interface,
      accessible via a /New Features/ link in the upper right corner of
      the screen.
    * The /New Features/ page will include a "What's New" section, where
      new features that are available for sampling during the current
      session will be listed with a /Try it!/ checkbox. Screen Shot.
      <%20http://support.epnet.com/support_news/detail.php?id=273&t=r&page=&private=true>
      (If you cannot click through the link, cut and paste this URL into
      your browser:
      http://support.epnet.com/support_news/detail.php?id=273&t=r&page=&private=true)

    * Library administrators will have complete control over whether the
      /New Features/ page will be available in EBSCO/host/, as well as
      which /Try it!/ features are defaulted to *ON* at the profile level.
    * Features still under development will be listed in a new /Coming
      Soon/ box on the right side of the /New Features/ page, with brief
      descriptions included. As these features become available, they
      will be moved to the "What's New" list, described above.

In addition, we will implement the following new EBSCO/host/ features (a 
final message concerning the implementation of these and the /New 
Features/ page will be sent to you a few days before they become 
available for use):

    * An /Auto Complete/ function will be added to allow users to type
      partial terms and receive a list of terms from which to select the
      correct keyword.
    * In CINAHL and other databases that support MeSH functionality,
      navigation on the subject authority screen will be improved, with
      fewer clicks for smoother navigation.
    * The Search History layout on the Advanced Search Screen will be
      streamlined, with fewer columns and simpler functionality.
    * An "Export" option will be included with /E-mail/ and /Save/
      delivery options, from the record detail and folder Result List.
    * The *Find* field on the Advanced, Guided Style Search Screen will
      automatically expand, to accommodate longer search strings.
    * An /Ask-A-Librarian/ link will be added within EBSCO/host/ (at the
      library administrator's discretion, using EBSCO/admin/) to allow
      users to send an email inquiry directly to a librarian.

      Please visit EBSCO's Support Site <http://support.ebsco.com>
      often, for a wide variety of information about EBSCO products and
      services. Check out our Top Stories for the latest news, and don't
      miss our extensive, searchable collection of FAQs, complete User
      Guides, Help Sheets, Trainer Guides and Macromedia Flash
      Tutorials. More information about new features can be found on the
      support site under Release Information
      <http://support.epnet.com/support_news/release_info.php>(http://support.epnet.com/support_news/release_info.php)

      Regards,

      Marcie Brown
      Customer Support Communications Manager
      EBSCO Publishing
      10 Estes Street
      Ipswich, MA 01938

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Kimberly Parker
Head, Electronic Collections
SML 228
432-0067
mailto:kimberly.parker at yale.edu

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