Release Information
Want to get a head start on new product features? Prepare in advance for each new software release, including newly-designed interfaces, by tuning in to the Release Information section often. Check here to see what enhancements and features will be introduced with the next release and how your institution can maximize their benefits. Or review key features of past releases dating as far back as February of 2003.
NoveList and NoveList K-8 User Interface Redesigns
January 2008
The popular NoveList and NoveList K-8 user interfaces have received new looks. In conjunction with the redesigns, many new features have been added to these trusted readers’ advisory resources.
NoveList:
The new Nove...
New on EBSCOhost: Image Quick View
December 2007
EBSCO Publishing has released an exciting new Result List feature on EBSCOhost : Image Quick View. The addition of this new feature means that thumbnail images will appear directly on the Result List, with records that...
Visual Search Redesigned!
December 2007
In early 2006, EBSCO introduced a third search option to EBSCOhost users, aptly named Visual Search. The graphically-appealing user interface was well-received by visual learners, providing zoomable frames populated with cir...
The Personalized Folder Option - Phase II
August 2007
Popular among users since its introduction in 2003, EBSCO's My EBSCOhost personalized folder option is a sophisticated tool for managing items collected and saved during EBSCOhost research sessions.
Originally designed to enable users to...
EBSCOhost HTTPS Access
August 2007
In response to corporate customer requests, EBSCO Publishing provides the option to create profiles with an HTTPS link to EBSCOhost.
To enable this new feature, library administrators with access to the EBSCOadmin module should foll...
Customized Database Groupings
August 2007
In March 2006, EBSCO created logical, subject-driven database groupings for library administrators to present on the EBSCOhost user interface screens. Users could select from database groupings such as Business/Economics Database...
Enhanced Search Suggestions
August 2007
To maximize efficiency for EBSCOhost users, EBSCO has expanded its Spellchecker dictionary.
It has also enhanced its search suggestion functionality to show terms that are related to user input, when the newly-labeled Apply additional terms t...
Shibboleth Authentication Enhancement
July 2007
EBSCO first introduced support of the Shibboleth authentication service in 2004, in response to customer requests.
EBSCO's Shibboleth authentication service has now been expanded to include multiple federations, and support of Shibbol...
Enhancements to the EconLit with Full Text Database
June 2007
EconLit with Full Text features a new, Peer Reviewed search limiter, available from the Basic and Advanced Search Screens. The database has also been enhanced to include pre-EconLit records (created by EBSCO), which include article name, author, sour...
EBSCO's Advanced 508 Compliant Interface
May 2007
EBSCO Publishing is wholly committed to ensuring that our online information products are readily available to all users. Several years ago, EBSCO released the EBSCOhost Text Only interface as one of the first 508 compliant research databa...
Citation Format and Export Enhancements
May 2007
Citation Formats:
Based on valuable customer feedback, we provide consistent formatting guidelines in all instances where EBSCO uses citation formats. Specifically, we have updated our MLA and APA citation formats to conform to ...
EBSCOhost RSS Feed and Search/Journal Alert Upgrades
April 2007
EBSCOhost now features a new, one-step process for creating Search and Journal Alerts, and capturing RSS feeds. Initially, this new process can be enabled by users who click on the red New Features link in the top right corner of...
Literary Reference Center Interface Supports Multiple Databases
April 2007
Based on customer requests, EBSCO has expanded the functionality of its Literary Reference Center interface to accommodate subscriptions to other EBSCO databases, such as the Canadian Literary Centre, Columbia Granger's Poetry Database, Col...
Literary Reference Center Enhancements
March 2007
The Literary Reference Center now features the following enhancements:
Full Text of Classics" content (mostly PDFs), accessible via the Works authority file
Two new Works authority filters: Genre and Locale
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Searchasaurus Interface Enhancements
January 2007
EBSCO's Searchasaurus interface, offered to its customers for nearly ten years, has been redesigned to include the following enhancements:
The introduction of Interface Search Topics, using the popular dinosaur graphics and selectable ...
EBSCOhost and EBSCOadmin Winter 2007 Enhancements
December 2006
EBSCOhost and EBSCOadmin now feature the following enhancements:
EBSCOhost:
When searching multiple databases, users now see a list of those databases being searched, on the Basic and Advanced Search screens:
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