Clever is a portal-style single sign-on system used by schools and school districts. EBSCO is building a new, more straightforward integration with Clever that will be more sustainable and easier to set up.
Full-text records that are SmartLinked will be enabled to display AI Insights
There will be an option for search boxes to be maintained on the result list when a user begins their search from the Advanced Search page.
Users will have the ability to bulk delete items from their search history.
Users will have a custom date range option for the date quick filter and the date picker will only require the year, not a full 8-digit format such as MM/DD/YYYY
The combined search icon will be redesigned to make it more intuitive
There will be an option to see your search history directly on the results list
Users will have the ability to create a search alert for a combined search
Recommended Search Queries uses generative AI to suggest relevant follow-up searches based on a user’s original natural language query. Designed to support diverse research needs, it helps users refine or expand their searches with targeted, novel suggestions. When available in EBSCO interfaces, library administrators can enable this feature in the Configuration module of EBSCO Experience Manager.
EBSCO is adopting a new Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution for EBSCO eBooks, Readium LCP DRM, offered by EDRLab. This will bring significant benefits to publishers, libraries, and their patrons, enhancing the overall user experience and ensuring better content protection. This will eliminate the need for users to use Adobe Digital Editions and provide them with an accessible and modern offline reading experience with Thorium Reader, also offered by EDRLab.