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Customize your Search with your favorite search fields

Submitted by Pierre van Doorn
on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 13:03

Engineering Village makes it easier to use favorite fields for future searching. Users can now employ a new option for customized and personal searching. Result: less time and fewer clicks are needed to construct a new search, saving valuable research time. 

What has changed?
The researcher’s most-used or favorite fields can now be saved and used every time the researcher logs in as a registered user.  The user does not need to spend time choosing fields from the drop down list each time a new search session is begun. Searching becomes easier!

How it works
Registered users can customize the

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Numeric search enables deep investigations across Ei Compendex & Inspec on Engineering Village

Submitted by Pierre van Doorn
on Thu, 02/09/2017 - 14:49

New functionality allows searches by meters, temperature, data bits and more than 60 other measurement units

By Marilynn Larkin

Summary: Engineers will no longer be stymied by the many ways numerical data appears in the literature. Forget about searching on qualitative terms such as “big,” “short,” “heavy” or “shallow.” Numeric search—new functionality for Compendex and Inspec on Engineering Village—lets you search directly on the specific terms that matter to you, and receive standardized results in the format of your choice.

Streamline your searches

Numerical data is often used by

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Faster and easier modifying of searches on Engineering Village

Submitted by Pierre van Doorn
on Thu, 10/27/2016 - 12:47

We've recently introduced an important enhancement that makes search refinement faster and more efficient in Engineering Village. Previously, you would revert back to the search page to modifyyour most recent search. Now, a search form on the top of the results page makes search modifications easier.This new search form eliminates the need to take the extra step of clicking the back arrow to the original search form when editing a search.  Additionally, terms and concepts within the search results list can be consulted as you modify your queries.

As a result, less time is needed to modify

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New Engineering Village tools and updated resources improve your engineering research in 2016

Submitted by Megan Stalnaker
on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 16:33

Engineering Village ended 2015 on a high note with our 32nd consecutive product release in December.  As we embark on 2016, we remain dedicated to enhancing the quality and efficiency of our 12 database platform, as it supports your daily engineering research needs.

"There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, 
for a better tomorrow, for all humankind." - Bill Nye

We look forward to building a ‘better tomorrow’ with you in 2016. 

Engineering Village December updates:

1. Search History - improves accessibility

Search History is

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Engineering Village November Updates

Submitted by Megan Stalnaker
on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 05:21

November marks our 31st consecutive monthly product release for Engineering Village. Please review a few of the highlights:

1. Responsive Search Codes in Expert Search

  • Search Codes are now responsive to databases selected in Expert Search.  Instead of Search Codes populating across all databases, only the Search Codes applicable to your current database selection will appear.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. New tutorial training for Abstract and Detailed records

  • To initiate training, navigate to the record page first, before clicking
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Engineering Village October Updates

Submitted by Megan Stalnaker
on Fri, 10/30/2015 - 00:06

Easily find important engineering information, faster

Locate 'go to' resources quickly with new features in 'My Preferences', that enable you to customize both search and facet settings. Note: You must register and/or log in to take advantage of these free upgrades.

1. Database default (search): Pre-select the database(s) you wish to search, then click 'Save' to set the search setting as your default. It's that simple.

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Save time and increase productivity

2. Facet order (results): Pre-select your top 3 facets, in the preferred order you wish

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Engineering Village September Updates

Submitted by Megan Stalnaker
on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 12:39

We are excited to announce the following Expert Search enhancements to guide your engineering research more effectively.

Expert Search enhancements:

  • Search codes are newly updated to help quicken discovery
  • A new interactive Expert Search tutorial helps guide you to better results by prompting tips and tricks during your research. For example:
    • Browse Indexes
      Did you know that selecting terms underneath Browse Indexes is the easiest way to conduct an Expert Search?
    • Search Codes
      Do you know how to use field tags to construct an Expert Search?
    • Search Tips
      Have you tried implementing Search Tips to
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Engineering dissertations now available in Ei Compendex: Access new ideas and improve discovery

Submitted by Megan Stalnaker
on Thu, 09/03/2015 - 13:53

Engineering Village is adding engineering dissertations,* supplied by ProQuest to the Ei Compendex database.  Each dissertation is indexed using the Ei Thesaurus.

Ei Compendex is often recognized among researchers as the most precise and comprehensive engineering literature database available within the Engineering Village platform. The addition of engineering dissertations, dating from 2001 onward with an estimation of 6,000 new dissertations added to Ei Compendex annually, means no significant source of relative engineering information will ever be missed during your research.

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Ei Compendex Conference Expansion Program is completed and exceeded its target

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 07:38

The Conference Expansion Program is now completed, exceeding its original goal with over 1,000 conference titles, 6,000 conference events and 400,000 conference papers newly covered in Ei Compendex. 

Benefits for Ei Compendex users

The Conference Expansion Program exceeded its original goal with over 1,000 conference titles, 6,000 conference events and 400,000 conference papers newly covered in Ei Compendex.
The Conference Expansion Program focused on disciplines where the communication of findings at international meetings is especially important, like Computer Science and Engineering.

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Thursday, February 5, 2015
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GEOBASE and GeoRef results enriched with Citation Counts, Citation Details and Author Profiles from Scopus

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 01/26/2015 - 10:46

Next to Ei Compendex and Inspec, GEOBASE and GeoRef result page has been enriched with Citation Counts, Citation Details and Author Profiles from Scopus.

These new features will help Geoscientists across the globe to understand how research is being used, identify key opinion leaders in specific fields and understand what they are researching.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The Citation Counts appear in search results near each article that contains one or more citations within the abstract and indexing database Scopus.

By clicking on the link, you

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