Each of the four news services, World News Digest, Today's Science, Issues and Controversies and Issues and Controversies in American History will have new and updated information, with new home page features including improved navigation and search options. However, some features like Hot Topics and Subject Index in Today's Science have been retained, still giving users access to popular features.

New features available in all four databases include:

• Redesigned home pages with faster, more direct access to database content, including encyclopedia and almanac data
• More powerful search tools that rank results according to relevance by default, making additional search options (fulltext/title-only search, date-range search and date-ordered results options) available from any screen in any database
• Results displayed in tabbed categories
• Advanced search option accessible from any screen in any database

In addition, some previously existing features have been renamed and relocated. One change now utilizes a new Available Databases link that replaces most of the former product tabs at the top of the existing products. The cross-search functionality previously available from the home pages for subscribers to multiple databases has been moved to the the new Advanced Search area. The former Resource Center has been renamed Curriculum Tools. Now when users click on the Curriculum Tools link, they will be taken directly to a helpful menu page with links to additional educator and student resources.

For subscription and pricing information, contact BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org).