Biography Reference Bank announces improved interface  
A message from H.W. Wilson Co.
April 5, 2010

Dear Colleagues,

The H.W. Wilson Company is pleased to announce that the following enhancements to its WilsonWeb interface, including several enhancements to Biography Reference Bank, will take place on Monday, April 5th. The following enhancements will be included:

	The Advanced Search screen [the default screen INFOhio uses] has been given a more graphical look and feel, with links to take users directly to featured content within the database. The links will be chosen to coincide with issues of topical interest or with key dates in history. They should be prove invaluable to anyone looking for project ideas, topical discussion topics, or anyone who is just browsing the database.
	Image explosion now available. Move the mouse pointer to an image and a larger image immediately displays, without needing to click on an image. This new mouseover feature will provide increased accessibility, displaying images without having to open a separate page.
	The Master View has a new look as well. Patrons will find that links to additional content are more prominently displayed, ensuring that all content on a particular subject can be quickly located.
	New paragraph spacing breaks up profile text, making it easier to read.
	Users will now have the ability to save multiple records at one time into their My WilsonWeb account, instead of just one at a time, as was done previously. They can now mark the desired records in the box next to the records and then click the Save to My WilsonWeb link, which is found next to the Get Marked and Clear Marks features.
	When users have selected a specific article by clicking on the title of the record found on their search results page, they will be able to click on the Cite button to bring up a popup window that shows simplified adaptations of citing in MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian: Humanities and Chicago/Turabian: Date-Author formats. As a convenience to users, the new Print button has been added to the popup window.
	On WilsonWeb’s search results pages, the popular Content Discovery Keys have now been arranged for added convenience to users. The Content Discovery Keys are now arranged in the following order, from top to bottom:
	Narrow These Results – Clicking on the choices available (these can vary depending upon the database), the user opens the category by clicking on the category name (like By Author, By Subject, etc.) and then selects one of the items presented, narrowing the result set to the right of the Content Discovery Keys. New Search By Subject – WilsonWeb offers alternative Subject headings for the user's consideration, giving users possibilities for an entirely new search in the database. My WilsonWeb – If the user has logged onto their parallel My WilsonWeb account, links to the various components or his/her account are listed. Recent Searches – This is what is often referred to as a “breadcrumb trail.” It lists all recent searches, giving the user the ability by clicking on any one the earlier searches, returning to that search.

See the WilsonWeb Enhancements Release 3.4 for details and screen views about these and other enhancements.

Kim Kimiecik
H.W. Wilson Co.
[Contact INFOhio at webmaster@infohio.org.]