Sneak Peek at the New CINAHL

EBSCO Publishing, which makes CINAHL and other databases available on its EBSCOhost search platform, will be launching an updated version of its search interface sometime in July. EBSCOhost 2.0, as it will be called, will retain the functionality of the current system but offer improvements in limiting features and the way search results are displayed. A beta or preview version of the new interface is now available for testing. To try it out, just follow the links to CINAHL on our Website, click on New Features! in the upper right, then EBSCOhost 2.0 BETA Test Drive. You'll have to choose the database you want to try; the most complete version of CINAHL is "CINAHL Plus with Full Text."

The test version of EBSCOhost 2.0 will demonstrate the variety of upcoming new features, but results (search stategies, selected references, etc.) can only be saved temporarily in the beta version and will NOT carry over to your current "My EBSCOhost" account. (Use your current account in the current interface if you want to be sure you are saving items permanently. For more information about the functionality of the BETA version of 2.0, click here.) When the new system is fully implemented in July, however, any saved searches, personal folders, and folder items stored in your "My EBSCOhost" account will be available. The default search mode for Duke users is Advanced search mode, both in the current interface and EBSCOhost 2.0.

We encourage all CINAHL users to try the new search interface and become familiar with its new features before the official transition to 2.0 in July! If you have any questions, please feel free to Ask a Librarian!