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We're excited to announce that ProQuest Congressional will launch a redesigned interface on July 24, 2019. We recommend that you bookmark this page as we will be posting the latest updates here in the weeks and months ahead.
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ProQuest Congressional will launch a redesigned interface on July 24, 2019. If you missed the webinar held on June 17 introducing the enhancements we’ve made based on suggestions from librarians and students, you can access it here. The changes are intended to facilitate the retrieval of information by students unfamiliar with government content, while maintaining the ability of more sophisticated users to perform complex queries. You will be given the opportunity to submit feedback on the changes we have made, as well as suggestions for future enhancements.
Key Benefits
- Search results will be organized by Content Type. A new section at the top of the search results page will direct users to the best results for each Content Type and give them more information about the content type choices they can select for further exploration. More results are displayed below the top hits.
- Improvements to the Advanced Search Form layout provide search options for specific content types (Hearings, CRS Reports, House & Senate Documents/Reports, etc.). Duplicate entry points to content have been eliminated and streamlined to make it easier for users to select the content they need.
- Search by Number form has been improved and made more intuitive through clearer navigation and page organization, as well as explanations of content types.
- Basic Search has been updated to analyze search queries for key citations, such as bills and laws, and returning the matching document at the top of the page.
- Search results relevance is improved to emphasize content types that are expected to be most useful for the search that was performed. For example, Member Profiles are now displayed first when searching for Member of Congress.
- HELP will be updated and available via the LibGuide through links in the product interface (typically found in the upper right corner of the page, and in the footer.)
- Congress in Context is growing in its usefulness to students, therefore it will be placed more prominently on the page. Congress in Context illustrates what was going on during each Congress, including information on House and Senate leadership and partisan composition. This useful feature provides perspective on economic conditions, foreign relations, current events and more. PDFs of supporting documents are provided.
What to Expect
- ProQuest will continue to research and investigate areas for future improvements in ProQuest Congressional. We are currently focusing on:
- Improved support for citing government publications
- Enhanced document viewing experience
- Improved ability to work with results set
- Improvements in availability of metadata and indexing
- Customers are welcome to provide feedback at any time. Please send your comments and feedback to ProQuest Congressional Product Manager Catherine Johnson.
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