Hi all, I just took a look at the new search features on the site. I for one like things the way they are. I like the browse books link. Thanks to everyone. I really enjoy bookshare. Stacey Robinson > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Janice Carter" <Janice.C@xxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:16:02 -0700 >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Bookshare.org announces improved searching on >its site >Thanks for all of the great feedback on the new Bookshare.org "Search" >functionality. We'd like to thank Jay Leventhal for his recent grant that >made this work possible. This first phase of a better, faster Search Engine >will definitely give our members a quicker path to what they want in >Bookshare.org's rapidly growing collection - 22,845 books as of 2pm today!" >Thanks Jay! >Janice >-----Original Message----- >From: Gustavo Galindo >Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:44 AM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Bookshare.org announces improved searching on its >site >Bookshare.org is pleased to announce that our site's users now are able to >search through our accessible on-line book collection more efficiently. Here >are a few upgrades to our searches we've made: >* You may now search for either an author or a title or both from the search >box available at the top of every page. >* We have added a Simple Search Page where you can search for a book by its >author, title, or both. >* We have added an Advanced Search Page where you can find your books by >title, author, language, scan quality, or categories. >* We have improved and expanded our Browsing Features. You can Browse by >Authors, Browse by New Books, Browse by Categories, or easily navigate amongst >the browsing and searching options. >* We've included the ability for our logged-in active subscribers to be able >to download a DAISY file directly from the results on our Simple Search Page. >If you have any questions or comments about our search improvements, please >let us know by writing to us at support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx We'd love to get your >feedback. > >Regards, > >gustavo galindo >