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NewsBank Newspapers is pleased to announce the launch of some new enhancements that will improve the functionality, branding and customization options for Americas Newspapers. Several new, advanced features and enhancements will provide immediate benefits to your libraries, including:

BETTER NAVIGATION

More Customization of Sources: Customers can now create up to six named publication groups, making it easy for users to get better search results faster by enabling them to search on just the content they need. In addition to appearing in the easy-to-access Search Shortcuts area of the interface, they now appear along with all other Search Shortcuts on the NewsBank home page.

More Detailed Information About Each Source: Our customers have asked for additional information about individual publications to be easily available online. In response, we have added information such as the following, all easily available at convenient points in the interface: Media Type; Publishing Frequency; Circulation; Coverage (full text: electronic edition of record of publication, full text: selected articles, abstracts); Data Issues; Index Terms from Publisher; State Capitol; Ownership Group; URL to Web site of source; ISSN; J-number; and Product Description.

Advanced Search Enhancements: For Advanced Search users, NewsBank has added the ability to construct more complex searches by supporting up to five individual search lines. We've also added an option to choose the order of search results, as is found in Basic Search.  Advanced Search users can now choose between Most recent first, Best matches first and Oldest matches first.

IMPROVED HOME PAGE & SPECIAL REPORTS

New NewsBank Product Home Page Design: NewsBank's redesigned product Home Page has a cleaner look and makes it easier for users to select the right resource for their information needs. In addition, we have made it easier for users to find and make use of all their NewsBank resources by expanding the More Resources section to include links to Special Reports, Image e-Editions of newspapers and more.

Special Reports Redesign: NewsBank has created a totally new, improved presentation of its Special Reports on key topics of interest to users. Four topical featured reports are now included on the left-hand tool bar under the heading Current Events. In addition, there are links to all of NewsBank's Special Reports, past and current - and easier navigation within each report, including easy ways of finding associated images on a separate page and links to Web sites on the same topic.

These new enhancements will go "live" at 8:00 a.m. on October 10, 2005 (Eastern Daylight Time). No action is required on your part. You will find the implementation and transition seamless.

NewsBank strives to provide market-leading products, the best customer service and user satisfaction. NewsBank's implementation of these new enhancements is another one of several ongoing initiatives designed to achieve these goals.

Thank you for your time and attention and for your continued use of NewsBank's products and services.

Sincerely,

The NewsBank Customer Services Team
NewsBank, Inc.
4501 Tamiami Trail North
Suite 316
Naples, FL 34103-3023
Phone: 800-762-8182
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