Research Platforms Roadmap

There is now a search box in the Configuration module of EBSCO Experience Manager to enable library administrators to easily find and link to different settings they can control across EBSCO products and platforms

Configuration of IP authentication will move from EBSCOadmin to EBSCO Experience Manager. Administrators will benefit from self-supported IP configuration in a modern and intuitive UI.

Library administrators will be able to configure and use their institution's SAML Single Sign-On (such as OpenAthens, MS Entra, or Shibboleth) for access to EBSCO Experience Manager. This work will allow for more secure, standard authentication and role-based access control for EEM, an interface where product configuration is increasingly homed. Administrators can easily connect to their SAML Identity Provider using the setup wizard, and granularly manage permissions for administrative access.

Library administrators now have the capability to generate New UI URLs for their EBSCO products, including database-specific URLs. This new feature will be integrated into the Search Box Builder within EBSCO Experience Manager.

This update introduces a new feature for the Search Box Builder in EEM, tailored specifically for the Business Searching Interface (BSI) on the New UI. As your BSI profiles transition to the New UI, you will now have the capability to create search boxes using the enhanced builder.

The new interlibrary loan (ILL) form is designed to seamlessly integrate with EBSCO’s New UI. This form has several enhanced features:
1. EEM Module: Easily create and manage ILL forms with the new EEM module.
2. Entitlement API Integration: Users will be informed about the availability of a copy through EBSCO full text, SmartLinks+, or Unpaywall before submitting their request.
3. EBSCO SSO Integration: Automatic population of user information with EBSCO Single Sign-On.
4. Multilingual Support: Access the form in all languages supported by EBSCO.

When configured by their administrator, users can use their institutional email address to obtain a one-time code to access EBSCO resources. This new authentication method is primarily intended for institutions without a remote authentication method, such as a proxy or single sign-on

Users can search FMO in additional languages, including several languages that use non-Latin characters 

Many users who reach the EBSCO log in page attempt to log in by entering their institutional email address in the username field. With this enhancement, if the email domain has been configured as a trusted email domain for the institution, the user will be asked if they'd like to access EBSCO through their institution's preferred authentication method