August 08, 2006
New NetLibrary 4.0 Benefits Patrons
A fresh new look and feel, improved search performance and powerful navigation tools benefit NetLibrary 4.0 users. Based on extensive usability testing and library feedback, OCLC reengineered the NetLibrary service to provide the highest levels of speed, reliability and user convenience. Key enhancements include:
New site architecture — a sleek new look and feel combined with simple intuitive navigation makes it easier to search across multiple formats, related databases and online resources.
- Automatic summarization — enables users to find the materials they are looking for quickly by providing a brief summary of contents through the search results.
- Spell checking — automatically checks the spelling of a query term, recognizes commonly misspelled words and offers alternative spellings.
- Search within search — users can narrow search results by entering an additional search term or terms to drill down to relevant content.
- Concept recommendations — recognizes ambiguous search terms and provides recommendations for refining queries.
- Non-English language support — offers users the ability to conduct searches and view results for content available in their native language. Supported languages include English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai.
- Search history — NetLibrary's new search technology keeps track of past queries during a session and allows users to easily return to search results.
- eAudiobooks browse — a new and improved eAudiobooks center now allows users to browse titles by subject.
- Improved query performance — query response will match performance indicators of leading Web search engines, typically offering response times of two seconds or less regardless of the search term or type of search.
