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April 28, 2008

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LexisNexis Academic Has A New Look!

New Visual Design Releasing April 26, 2008

Display Changes:

  • Top navigation tabs will look slightly different

  • Navigation elements will move from the right side to the left side of the page

  • Sub-tab such as the "Easy" and "Power" tabs under the "General" tab are being replaced with navigation options on the left side of the page

  • The beige background will be removed from the search forms

  • The Terms and Conditions notice will move from the right side of the page to the center (see the Easy Search screenshot)

  • On the results page, the results classification options have been changed from a dropdown box to an expandable list (see Results screenshot)

  • The spacing and layout of elements on the page will change

  • A new "Selected Sources" tray is being added to the Source Selection page (see Source Selection screenshot)

The Functionality Is Not Changing

  • Procedures for searching, choosing sources, and working with results are not changing

  • No search forms are being added or removed

  • No search form elements (text boxes, dropdown, options, buttons, etc) are being added or removed

  • Apart from the new Selected Sources tray, there are no changes to the sources or the procedures for selecting sources (see Source Selection screenshot)

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