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Research Platforms Roadmap

This roadmap provides an overview of the features and functionality completed and coming soon to EBSCO research platforms including EBSCO Discovery Service, EBSCOhost, Explora, EBSCO Mobile, and EBSCO eBooks. Product roadmaps are subject to change.

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Coming Soon Released

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Custom Folder Download Report
May 2025

Enable personal users to request a report that includes their custom folder container information and custom folder contents. The rollout for this functionality started on May 2, 2025 and completed on May 28, 2025.

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EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost
RELEASED
Dashboard Enhancements
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Configurable Option to Allow Holds on Specific Copies or Volumes
March 2025

Library administrators for EBSCO-hosted FOLIO libraries with Patron Empowerment will be able to hide the option for users to place holds on specific copies or volumes when a title has multiple items.

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Ability to Set Custom Note in All Supported Languages to Display to Patrons When They Place a Hold on Catalog Items
December 2024

For libraries with FOLIO Patron Empowerment, librarians can configure a custom note to display to their patrons in the place hold modal. It is now possible to configure the custom note in multiple languages (all supported languages).

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Customizable Ability to Hide Due Date from the Real Time Availability Check (RTAC) for Catalog Items
December 2024

For libraries with RTAC (Real Time Availability Check) enabled for the catalog items, librarians can now choose whether to display the due date of catalog items that are currently on loan. The item due date displays in RTAC by default if an item is on loan. Librarians can use Configuration in EBSCO Experience Manager to hide the due date (note that EBSCO-hosted FOLIO libraries also have the option to display the due date but not hide the due date time).

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Volume Information Displays in the Holds & Checkouts Dashboard
December 2024

For libraries with FOLIO Patron Empowerment, patrons can now see the call number and volume information for items they have on hold or on loan. The call number and volume information now displays in My Dashboard for items that the patron has on loan or on hold, helping them to identify which volume they have on loan, especially if the title has multiple volumes, like in the case of serials.

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Add Multiple Records to Projects
October 2024

Personalized users can add up to 50 records at a time to a Project of their choice, whether existing or new, directly from the results page

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EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost
RELEASED
Dashboard Enhancements Results Page
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Patron Empowerment and RTAC Updates for FOLIO Libraries Leveraging ICS
September 2024

Do not show RTAC when “isRTACapplicable” is set to false

Add  “loan type” to RTAC display

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Dashboard Collapse
August 2024

“My Dashboard” is now collapsed by default on Explora. Users can click on the “My Dashboard” header to expand it. After expanding this menu, it will remain expanded as users navigate through the interface. Users can also collapse it again by clicking on the “My Dashboard” header, and it will remain collapsed until expanded again.

 

Explora
RELEASED
Dashboard Enhancements Explora Enhancements
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Patron Empowerment for FOLIO: User Workflow and Library Customization Enhancements
July 2024

Improve the patron empowerment user experience by displaying detailed/specific errors to the patron when actions cannot be completed

Ability to place hold on multiple volumes of a title

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Real Time Availability Check (RTAC) Usability Enhancement
July 2024

Display holdings statement in RTAC for FOLIO libraries, using the holdings statement data from the FOLIO record 

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
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