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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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Topic UI Translations
July 2025

We will create and maintain a translation workflow for the customizable text within certain Topic Management (TM) components. Specifically for Referencia Latina & Salud en Espanol, search strings will be stored and returned/executed in Spanish, with the availability of an icon or button to toggle the Spanish translations on/off.

EBSCO Platforms
RELEASED
Viewer Enhancements
Last Updated: 8/11/2025
Enhanced Search Boxes on the Advanced Search Page
June 2025

The Advanced Search page's search boxes now automatically resize to always show the full length of the search string entered. And users can now add up to 12 search boxes by clicking “Add row” and delete any additional rows back down to the default of 3, by clicking “Delete row.” There's also a new "Clear all" button which clears all search boxes at once.

EBSCO Platforms
RELEASED
Search Enhancements
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Search Within and Alpha Browse/List View Logic
June 2025

We have added a "Search within" feature to the topic browse category pages allowing users to search for specific topics. We have also added logic to only show the Alpha Browse (A-Z) buttons when there are 100 or more topics on a given category page, and to force the "List view" when there are 100 or more topics on a given category page.

Explora
RELEASED
Explora Enhancements
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Run SmartText Search when Query Returns No Results
June 2025

The New UI now supports the EBSCOadmin setting “Run SmartText Search when Query Returns No Results.” When enabled, this setting automatically reruns zero-result searches using the SmartText search mode.

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EBSCO Platforms
RELEASED
Search Enhancements
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Option to Set Display to Show Full or Abbreviated Abstract on Results List
May 2025

Library administrators can change the default display to show the full or abbreviated abstract on the results page using a setting in the Configuration module of EBSCO Experience Manager. Users still have the ability to show the full or abbreviated abstract in the user interface.

EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost Explora
RELEASED
Results Page
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Option to Set Number of Records to Display on Results List
May 2025

Library administrators can change the number of records that display on the results list using a setting in the Configuration module of EBSCO Experience Manager. In addition to the default value of 10 records, administrators can select to display 20, 30, or 50 items. Users still have the ability to change the number of records that display via a pulldown menu in the user interface.

EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost Explora
RELEASED
Results Page
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Renaming Related Items to Publication Contents
May 2025

The Related Items feature found on the detailed record and in the PDF and HTML viewers will be renamed to Publication Contents to better reflect what this feature is showing to end users - other articles included in the same issue (serials) or edition (monographs) as the record the user is currently on.

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EBSCO Platforms
RELEASED
Viewer Enhancements
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Links to Authorities in Left-Hand Navigation Pane
April 2025

Links to the following authorities are now available on the left-hand navigation pane of EDS, EBSCOhost, and Explora profiles when the relevant databases are enabled:

Publications authority

Subjects authority

Atla Scripture Search

CINAHL Headings

MEDLINE -- MeSH 2024

EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost Explora
RELEASED
Publication Authorities Search Enhancements Subject Authorities
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Related Items
March 2025

Related Items, previously only available on select Explora interfaces, has been added to all interfaces including EDS and EBSCOhost. This feature shows on both the detailed record and in the full text viewer and lists all other articles included in the same issue or edition of the record you are currently viewing, serving as a way to navigate through articles and chapters in a given issue.

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EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost Explora
RELEASED
Explora Enhancements Search Enhancements
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
New UI URL Builder
March 2025

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.

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EBSCO Experience Manager EBSCO Platforms
RELEASED
EBSCO Configuration
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
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