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Research Platforms Roadmap

This roadmap provides an overview of the features and functionality completed and coming soon to EBSCO research platforms including EBSCO Discovery Service, EBSCOhost, Explora, EBSCO Mobile, and EBSCO eBooks. Product roadmaps are subject to change.

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Coming Soon Released
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E-Cats Integration
September 2026

For libraries using the E-Cats ILS, this integration will add a link in Full Text Finder that directs users to the item’s record in the library catalog when available

Full Text Finder
COMING SOON
Integrations
Last Updated: 3 August 2026
Search Export Files to Include Labels in the UI Language
October 2026

Downloaded searches (Search History and Search Sets) will have the search metadata labels translated into the UI language. This applies to all export formats:  MS Word, PDF, CSV, XML, RTF, TXT

EBSCO Discovery Service
COMING SOON
Globalization & Localization
Last Updated: 18 June 2026
EBSCO Resource Hub: Phase 1 of 3
October 2026
The EBSCOhost Resource Hub will replace the Select Service page early in 2027. It's a menu of your EBSCO profiles that's shown to authenticated users when the link they followed to reach EBSCO does not include syntax for a specific profile.
 
This work will release in three phases, with the first phase scheduled for late October 2026. The first release will be the basic customization options, which will be available in the Authentication & Access app within EBSCO Experience Manager. Administrators will be able to provide contact information, easily hide profiles, customize profile names, and provide brief descriptions.

 
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EBSCO Platforms
COMING SOON
Authentication
Last Updated: 22 July 2026
Researcher API Beta
October 2026

EBSCO's upcoming Researcher API is the future successor to both EDS API and EBSCOhost API, offering access to the same content your EDS and EBSCOhost UI profiles use. In addition to core search and retrieve functionality, Researcher API Beta will launch with support for features not currently available on our other APIs: Natural Language Search, AI Insights, and Citation Discovery.

Access the developer portal
EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service
COMING SOON
EDS API
Last Updated: 26 March 2026
EBSCO eBook Carousels
October 2026

EBSCO eBook Carousels will provide library administrators with a way to configure customizable visual browse areas that will appear on EBSCOhost/EDS profiles in new UI. These areas will highlight EBSCO eBooks from librarians' collections for their end users' pre-search.

 

EBSCO eBooks
COMING SOON
EBSCO eBooks Enhancements
Last Updated: 15 July 2026
WCAG 2.2 AA Conformance – 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum)
October 2026

Increasing the size of an interactive element within the ‘bulk actions’ toolset to 24x24 px to meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards Note: this is a new WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria

EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost
COMING SOON
Accessibility
Last Updated: 8 July 2026
Top Navigation Menu Label Customization
October 2026

Top navigation menu headers can be customized via the Configuration module of EBSCO Experience Manager. This gives library administrators the flexibility to match their institution's terminology and user expectations. Upon release, four navigation menu headers can be relabeled. New search / Home, Browse by, and Research tools can support up to 25 characters each and Links can support up to 35 characters.

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EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost Explora
COMING SOON
Customization
Last Updated: 3 August 2026
Search Sets: Higher Limits
October 2026

The maximum number of searches allowed in a single Search Set is increasing from 200 to 1,000, giving researchers and information professionals more flexibility to build and re-run large, comprehensive search sets. This update is designed for advanced users managing extensive literature reviews, systematic searches, or complex research workflows.

Read more on EBSCO Connect
EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service
COMING SOON
Last Updated: 3 August 2026
Bulk 500 Download: Metadata Field Selection
October 2026

The bulk 500 download modal includes metadata field selection, giving users full control over which fields are included or excluded in each download. Researchers can tailor downloads to include only the fields they need, streamlining workflows and reducing unnecessary data transfer.

EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service
COMING SOON
Search Enhancements Results Page Dashboard Enhancements
Last Updated: 3 August 2026
Influential Works Indicator
October 2026

An influential works indicator on the results page and detailed record helps researchers, students, and librarians instantly recognize the most foundational works in any field. Created from EBSCO Scholarly Graph's citation network analysis, this indicator identifies works that have shaped a research domain by surfacing canonical sources directly in search results and detailed record views.

EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service
COMING SOON
EBSCO Linked Data+ Results Page
Last Updated: 4 August 2026
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