In response to client requests, we are enhancing and updating Engineering Village to make your experience better. Beginning January 8, 2009, the following updates will be available:
• A re-designed “Ask an Expert” section
• A Referex Keyword Cloud of frequently appearing terms
• An expanded Expert Search character limit
The “Ask An Expert” section of www.engineeringvillage.com has always given users the opportunity to ask questions of an expert engineer, EV’s product specialist Colleen Hunter, and/or an organization’s librarian. Expert engineers have experience in a variety of disciplines, including mechanical, chemical, and industrial engineering. By re-designing the “Ask An Expert” page, we hope to make it easy for users to find answers to commonly asked questions, and to direct their more specific questions to the appropriate resource. Users will be able to sign up for online trainings and download training materials via links to www.ei.org and send feedback via email.
To help Referex users navigate through their e-book results, a Keyword Cloud will be added to all titles. The Keyword Cloud, located in the Book Details section of a search result, will show the most frequently appearing keywords in that title. By hovering over a keyword, users will be able to see how many times the word appears in the book. Clicking on a keyword will take the user to a set of results that displays the pages on which the keyword appears.
For advanced users, the Expert Search character limit will be doubled to 8,000. This will allow users familiar with advanced Boolean logic the ability to conduct more complex searches.
Beginning January 8th, information related to these updates will be available in the Engineering Village help guide, which can be accessed by clicking on the “Help” tab on the homepage. If you have any questions regarding these changes or general account information, please feel free to contact us at eicustomersupport@elsevier.com
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