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Thursday, 3rd January 2008

A New Look From the European Library

The European Library launches a new version of its website; read more about the new functionalities, added collections and "search" opportunities!

New collections and new themes: The European Library introduces 6 new collections from the National libraries of Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Russia-Moscow and Spain. Additionally, the Treasure pages have been converted into a searchable collection. Visitors can now access 307 collections under The European Library.

The Metadata Working Group has been investigating ways to improve the “SEARCH” interface; their conclusions led to a clearer presentation and more accurate search themes. Additionally, the Metadata Working Group reviewed the order of metadata fields displayed on full record.

New “The European Library - FireFox speedup” plug-in: Version 1.6 also introduces a FireFox speedup plug-in that optimises FireFox network settings for federated searching. The installation of the plug-in is likely to increase the speed of overall retrieval time by 60%. Click here for more details.

New HOME page and First Web Exhibition: The HOME page overall lay-out and content have been brightened and direct access to The European Library first web-exhibition has been set up. The exhibition features 300 pictures of the National libraries of Europe, a unique and fascinating gallery that mirrors the broad architectural variety of The European Library partners across Europe.

New “Assistance”: The “Help?” interface has been considerably improved so that first-time visitors can access not only version 1.5 Help text, but also “FAQ’s” and “User Guide” within the same pop-up display. Additionally, a “search” tool has been added to help visitors identify the answers to their queries. Click on “Help?” on the HOME page for more details.

New LIBRARIES pages: A new presentation of the LIBRARIES section has been introduced. Access is based on a more interactive approach via a clickable map of Europe. The editorial content of each National library has been set in a database and an exhibition space for each National library has been introduced.

Source: The European Library


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