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Thesaurus Tree display as supplied by APIs/Gateways – not consistent. Terms on the same level within the immediate part of the tree (AMED …) are shown as ‘sibling’ terms Greater uniformity across thesauri in terms of presentation/design pattern. Thesaurus searches Can select more than one thesaurus term from the thesaurus display, combining them with OR, AND, but they are displayed as a single query (line) in search history. Can choose to search each term as individual queries so they appear on a separate line (one query per line) in current strategy area Enhancement: benefits advanced searches. Thesaurus – navigation The breadcrumb trail was NOT clickable. However you could see more of a thesaurus in one go. In order to move to more specific terms click those which are narrower. You can see these most easily when you click the number in the column headed ‘narrower’ to the right of the screen. To move up a level and see associated sibling, broader, narrower terms use the breadcrumb in the top left-hand side of the screen. Greater consistency across databases. Different providers present thesauri differently View results search) Results from more than one database can be seen within a single view. Results are presented in multiple tabs: one tab per database. Users do not have wait for the results from the slowest provider to be returned before being able to view their results.
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