Linda H. Lord
Deputy State Librarian
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333
(207) 287-5620
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From: EBSCO Publishing <[log in to unmask]> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 2:01 PM
To: Lord, Linda
Subject: Searchasaurus Interface Enhancements 


Dear Searchasaurus customer, 

EBSCO has offered the Searchasaurus interface to its customers for
nearly ten years. We are pleased to announce plans to update the
Searchasaurus user interface in early 2007. 

Some of the key updates will include: 

*	The introduction of Interface Search Topics, using the popular
dinosaur graphics and selectable by the user 
*	A streamlined Result List with source type filtering 
*	An Enhanced Spellchecker 
*	Keyword searching on the start page 
*	Enhanced graphical design with brighter colors and enlarged font
size 
*	The use of Lexiles to pinpoint appropriate titles 
*	Easy access to Picture searching via toolbar 
*	Top searches listed on the start page, and a more prominent Fun
Facts display 
*	The addition of a Teacher Resources link to access the Search
other databases and Title Lists functionality, for example, or to choose
a specific database to search, like the Teacher Resources page in the
Kids Search and Student Research Center interfaces 
*	The Visual Search option, controlled by library administrators
in EBSCOadmin 

Details and screen shots of the above features are available HERE.
<http://support.epnet.com/support_news/detail.php?id=302&t=r&page=&priva
te=true>  If you cannot access this link, please copy and paste this URL
into your browser to see the details on EBSCO's Support Site:
http://support.epnet.com/support_news/detail.php?id=302&t=r&page=&privat
e=true. 

Please visit EBSCO's Support Site (http://support.ebsco.com) often, for
information about new features, to search among our thousands of FAQs,
download Macromedia Flash tutorials, Help Sheets and User Guides .