ProQuest Information and Learning APPENDIX TWO What’s New in PQNext?
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ProQuest Information and Learning APPENDIX TWO What’s New in PQNext?
The following list provides a summary of features new with PQNext.
For further information about any feature please don’t hesitate to contact the Sydney office on:
Free Call from Australia: 1800 116660
Free Call from New Zealand: 0800 443429
e-mail to:
Further information is also available from the PQNext web site : http://www.proquest.com/division/pqnext/
Old Interface / PQNext· Cleaner, simpler look
· More library branding
· Contextual search tools, tips, Help
· Database-specific features
Library branding options
· Single text link at the top of the screen / Library branding options
· Up to 3 text links at the top of the screen
· Up to 2 logo links at bottom of screen
· Free text area at bottom of screen
· Ability to logout or link to LAD
Text Version
· “Text Version” link at the top of the screen / Text-only interface
· “Text-only interface” link at the bottom of the screen
· Hidden 1px X 1px image at the top of the screen. (Visible only to screen readers.)
· New features and changes to match the graphical interface
Local language interfaces
· Dropdown menu visible by default
· Interface languages available:
o English
o French
o German
o Spanish / Local language interfaces
· Dropdown menu hidden by default for US and Canadian customers
· Interface languages available:
o English
o French
o German
o Spanish
o Chinese (simplified)
o Chinese (traditional)
o Korean
Collections
· Available via the Collections button
· Separate areas for cross-searchable and non-cross-searchable databases. Third-party databases grouped together.
· Ability to select “All databases” (really only all cross-searchable databases)
· Database descriptions include:
o Database name
o Description
o Link to view titles / Databases
· Available via:
o “Databases selected” link below the Basic Search button
o Databases dropdown menus in Basic and Advanced Search modes
o “Select multiple databases” link to the right of the databases dropdown menu
· Interfiling of cross-searchable and non-cross-searchable databases. Historical databases grouped together.
· Only the ability to “Clear all databases”
· Database descriptions include:
o Database name
o Quick glance info: subjects, source types
o Description
o Coverage dates
o Link to view more product info
o Link to view titles
· Highlighting behavior when selecting DBs
· Ability to include any PQIL product
View Titles / View Titles
· Ability to download in Excel (CSV) format
· Ability to browse issues for each title
Basic Search
· Show results with full text availability only
· Show articles from peer reviewed publications only
· Show total number of articles
· Search in:
o Located below the search box
o Options: A&I or Full Text
· Publication type:
o Located below the search box
o Options:
§ Periodicals
§ Newspapers
· Tips / Basic Search
· Search tools
· Databases dropdown menu
· Dates tool, quick picks and to/from boxes
· Limit results to:
o Full text articles only
o Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed
o N/A – counts are automatic
· Look for terms in:
o Located in More Search Options
o Options: A&I or A&I and Full Text
· Publication type:
o Located in More Search Options
o Options:
§ Scholarly journals
§ Magazines
§ Trade publications
§ Newspapers
§ Reference/Reports
· About links (part of Help), Search Tips
· More Search Options
Guided Search
· “3 rows” of dropdown menus
· Date range
· Show results with full text availability only
· Show articles from peer reviewed publications only
· Show total number of articles
· Publication type:
o Located below the “3 rows”
o Options:
§ Periodicals
§ Newspapers
· Article type:
o Located below publication type
· Tips / Advanced Search
· Search tools
· “3 rows” of dropdown menus
· Add/remove a row, 7 max. rows
· Browse links (appear dynamically)
· Databases dropdown menu
· Dates tool, quick picks and to/from boxes
· Limit results to:
o Full text articles only
o Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed
o N/A – counts are automatic
· Publication type:
o Located in More Search Options
o Options:
§ Scholarly journals
§ Magazines
§ Trade publications
§ Newspapers
§ Reference/Reports
· Article type:
o Located in:
§ “3 rows” dropdowns (browsable)
§ More Search Options – special options for review types, opinions
· About links (part of Help), Search Tips
· More Search Options
Advanced Search
Natural Language Search
· Separate search modes / · Absorbed into Basic and Advanced Search
Publication Search
· Publications are numbered
· Browse Issues
o Max. 40 issues per page
o Sort articles by: article title, page no.
· Search Within Publication
o Date range
o Search in
o Show results with full text…
o Show total number of articles
· Details: Click here for coverage details, publisher info and publication identifier (link)
· Publication Information (APS) / Publication Search
· Search tools: Tips
· No numbering except in text-only interface
· Result set info and navigation
o Counts, e.g. 1-62 of 62
o First, previous, next, last, pages 1-10
· Browse Issues
o Max. 390 issues per page
o Sort by: relocated to the Results page
· Search Within Publication
o New dates tool (like Basic, Advanced)
o Look for terms in
o Full text articles only
o N/A – counts are automatic
· Publication Information (tab)
· Title Information (APS)
Topic Finder
Browse Lists
· Separate search modes / Topic Guide
· This new search mode combines both
Browse Topics (a search tool)
· Browse/search subjects, companies, people, and locations
· ABI and general reference databases will have a link to the Thesaurus and “View Thesaurus entry” links for subjects
Browse links (appear after input boxes)
· Ability to browse subjects, companies, people, and locations individually (flat list)
Results & Marked List
· Results
· Marked List
· Recent Searches / Results
· Links to Results appear in context
Marked List
· Has its own tab
Recent Searches
· Now a search tool in Basic, Advanced
Search Guide
· Truncation and wildcard characters
· Boolean operators
· Basic & Other search fields
· Stop words
· Subjects (Thesaurus)
· Classification codes
· NAICS codes
· Article types
· Publication dates / Search Tips (a search tool, part of Help)
· Special characters
· Operators
· Search field syntax
· Stop words
Subjects
· Browsable via
o Thesaurus
o Browse Topics
o A flat list (Browse subjects link)
Classification codes
· Browsable in their own popup window
NAICS codes
· Browsable in their own popup window
Article types
· Browsable in their own popup window
· Available via
o More Search Options in Basic and Advanced Search modes, special options for review types, opinions
o Advanced Search top dropdown menus
Dates dropdown menu (our new date tool)
Results
· Save Link button
· At least 50 results
· Article types “grid” to the right of articles
· Ability to link to Results from:
o Main navigation
o Article Display
o Recent Searches
· Search form at the bottom of the page / Results
· NO Save Link button, recent searches are saved to the Marked List automatically
· Accurate counts
· Publication/Source type tabs, limit to scholarly journals
· Mark/Clear all articles on page
· Link to view marked articles
· Limit to full text articles only
· Sort results: chronologically (historical databases only), reverse-chronologically, by relevance
· Highlighting behavior when marking
· Article types appear with labels below each article citation; new icons
· Ability to link to Results from:
o Links to Results appear in context
o Article View (Page View, Page Map)
o Recent Searches
o Marked List, My Research Summary
· Search form at the bottom of the page
You came from … You’ll see …
o Basic Search Basic
o Advanced Search Advanced
o Recent Searches Depends*
o Topic Guide Search Basic
o Topic Guide Tree None
o Browse Issues None
o Search Within Pub. Basic
o Article Depends*
o Marked List Depends*
o My Research Smry. Depends*
*Whatever search mode you used last. If you bookmark or download a page with a link to results, you will NOT see a search mode at the bottom of the Results page.
Article Display
· Save Link button
· Article formats in a dropdown menu
· Indexing / Article View (aka. Page View, Page Map)
· N/A, can bookmark articles, links are automatically created for marked articles
· Article formats as links with icons (except for PDFs—article image and page image, which still use a dropdown menu)
· Hyperlinked publication title in the citation links to Browse Issues
· Hyperlinked volume/issue/date of publication links to Results page showing all articles from that issue
· Jump to full text link
· Indexing takes up less space
· Abstract and Full Text areas called out
· Navigation repeats at bottom of page
Marked List
· Part of the Results & Marked List button
· Print list
o ProQuest Standard citation style
· Email articles
· Export citations
· Convert to links
· Remove
· SiteBuilder
o Convert articles to links
o Page builder wizard (w/special acct) / Marked List
· Has its own tab
· Current number of marked articles displays inside the tab
· Highlighting behavior when marking
· Print Bibliography
o ProQuest Standard citation style
o AMA
o APA
o Chicago: Author-Date (Scientific)
o Chicago: Humanities
o MLA
o Turabian
· Email articles in your choice of format
· Export citations (unchanged)
· N/A, use My Research Summary
· Mark/Clear all, Delete unmarked items
· My Research Summary
o Links provided in an html file
o Capability to edit the page
Help
· Local language support for:
o English
o French
o German
o Spanish
o Chinese (simplified)
o Chinese (traditional)
o Korean / Help
· Local language support for:
o English
o French
o German
o Spanish
o Chinese (simplified)
o Chinese (traditional)
o Korean
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