For customers using both EBSCO Discovery Service and PressReader, this integration allows PressReader results to appear directly in the new EBSCO Discovery Service user interface. Users can then link to the PressReader website to access full text or explore additional results.
Segmented search results have been added for CINAHL Complete, CINAHL Plus, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, and CINAHL Ultimate. This shows result list segments for “All results,” “Evidence-based care sheets,” “Quick lessons” and “Videos” when one or more of these databases is selected for searching in EBSCOhost.
Reports & Statistics - COUNTER reporting will be upgraded to support release 5.1 Code of Practice to maintain industry compliance. Users will be able to access, generate and schedule COUNTER R5.1 & SUSHI server reports. COUNTER R5 & R5.1 reporting ability will live concurrently until EBSCO deprecates the R5 customer facing reports in June 2025.
Publication Finder customers will have the ability to enable a new set of functionality (opt-in, this will not be enabled automatically) that offers users the ability to search and browse for selected and visible databases in addition to the currently offered publication search and browse. This will also tie into new functionality being made available in Holdings Management to set custom package Display Names, alternate package names and package/database descriptions.
EBSCO's Global Knowledgebase is being populated with new managed package descriptions, alternate package names, package subjects, and package-level URLs that will be searchable in Holdings Management. Additionally, Holdings Management Administrators will be able to create a custom package display name, add alternate package names and descriptions, and associate additional managed subjects to packages; users can also add package URLs to their custom packages.
Publication authorities and issue trees for EBSCOhost databases are now available. These allow users to search for publications within a database, search within a selected publication, and view detailed information about publications. Publication details include issue trees, which allow users to browse/search by specific years and issues
Improved messaging to users when RTAC response is pending or not successful
Display volume/issue information in RTAC for FOLIO libraries whenever the enumeration and chronology or volume fields are populated in FOLIO
For libraries using Locate with FOLIO, this integration displays a placard that lets users link to Locate with their search term from EBSCO Discovery Service carried over
Create search boxes for EBSCOhost and Explora on the new user interface and seamlessly integrate them into your website, LibGuides, LMS, and more
Sticky Filters: All applied filters can persist when modifying a search query (user choice; library sets default)
Filter panel design updates for more intuitive workflows
Ability to exclude records from catalogs and institutional repositories when applying the full text limiter (EBSCO Discovery Service only)
Researchers can further narrow their results through multiple interactions with the filter panel