NewsBank: New enhancements to NewsBank interface in January

On Jan. 7, 2008, NewsBank will launch major enhancements to its news interface that will significantly improve search results. These enhancements, created with input from an advisory board of librarians, help users better navigate through millions of articles to obtain useful results more quickly and efficiently than ever. Visit http://www.newsbank.com/bettersearch for a preview based upon one of our many news resources. The same functionality will appear in your NewsBank product.

Through a streamlined design and robust new search capabilities, users can easily:

• compare and contrast different perspectives by state, region, country or continent.
• refine searches for more relevant returns.
• sort by name, date range, location and source type.
• limit searches by article word count to filter out news briefs and minor articles.

Users receive finely targeted results through unique search navigators that:

• refine results and pinpoint articles by title, date, source type and geographic location.
• display topic and events results over time.
• uncover differing viewpoints and differences in the way news is presented.
• show search terms in context to help users identify the most relevant articles.

Other enhancements include:

• more customization options to help librarians meet the specific needs of their users.
• an intuitive map that helps users pinpoint searches by location.
• an improved toolbox that makes it easy to print, e-mail or cite articles.
• context-sensitive help throughout.
• flexible tools for exporting citations to programs such as RefWorks, EndNote and ProCite.

Combined with NewsBank's unrivaled local, national and international sources, these powerful new enhancements provide the most effective means of accessing authoritative and comprehensive newspaper coverage. In addition, NewsBank supports libraries using Federated Search engines, Link Resolvers and A to Z services, and provides MARC records for newspaper research.

These enhancements require no action on your part. Your customized default settings will remain.

For more information or questions on NewsBank, please contact MOREnet Technical Support at techsupp@more.net.