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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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Publication Links Work Independently of Publication Authority Display Settings
September 2026

Users opening publications through Publication Finder and valid links from external systems (ex. Primo) will now be directed to the correct Publication Detail page, even when Publication Authority is set to Hide. The Show/Hide setting continues to control visibility within the Browse by navigation menu and the Publications tab on the Advanced Search page. To control this setting, please visit EBSCO Experience Manager and click on EBSCO Configuration > Researcher > Search > Publication authority option

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EBSCO Discovery Service EBSCOhost Full Text Finder
RELEASED
Publication Authorities Linking Full Text Finder Link Resolver Publication Finder Customization
Last Updated: 4 September 2026
Bulk 500 Download: Metadata Field Selection
September 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.

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EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Search Enhancements Results Page Dashboard Enhancements
Last Updated: 4 September 2026
Book Summaries Segment Added to Business Searching Interface Result List
August 2026

A new "Book summaries" segment is available in the segmented results on the Business Searching Interface. If you subscribe to the Business Book Summaries database and have it enabled and selected on your Business Searching Interface profile, the "Book summaries" segment will appear, allowing you to quickly limit results to the Business Book Summaries database.

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Explora
RELEASED
Results Page Explora Enhancements
Last Updated: 18 August 2026
Search Sets: Higher Limits
August 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.

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EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Last Updated: 26 August 2026
Full Text Finder Link Resolver Updated Navigation
August 2026

The Full Text Finder Link Resolver has been updated to bring the look of the top navigation of the page in line with the recent updates to EBSCOhost, EBSCO Discovery Service and Publication Finder, including: reduced color banner at the top of the page; Logo, Product Name and additional links aligned left; Product Name font size reduced; Language menu updated to globe icon.

Full Text Finder
RELEASED
Full Text Finder Link Resolver
Last Updated: 26 August 2026
Database Display Order in Multi-Database EBSCOhost Profiles
August 2026

Library administrators can control the database display order from one location in EBSCOadmin. For multi-database EBSCOhost profiles, the Order setting on the Databases tab controls the sequence of databases shown in the database selection modal and the advanced search page's list of database-specific limiters. This means the display order for the database selection menu will be identical to the display order of database-specific limiters on the advanced search page. The Order setting can be found in EBSCOadmin under Choose Profile > Databases tab > Order column, for multi-database profiles only. 

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EBSCOhost
RELEASED
Search Enhancements
Last Updated: 26 August 2026
eBooks Removed From Result List Previews on Topic Pages When Already Featured in a Carousel
July 2026

eBooks have been removed from the result list preview that appears on the topic pages in Explora when those eBooks already appear in an eBook carousel on the topic page. This resolves redundancy and allows us to showcase other results in the preview that aren’t already visible on the topic page via the carousel. 

Explora
RELEASED
Explora Enhancements
Last Updated: 22 July 2026
Navigation Updates for Publication Finder
July 2026
To provide a streamlined user experience across EBSCO interfaces, the Publication Finder user interface was updated to better align with the navigation updates launched across other user interfaces in July 2026. 
 
While core functionality and workflows will remain the same, our enhancements to the overall Publication Finder navigation experience include:
1. Top navigation items are moved to the left, icons are removed and product name font size is reduced and made case sensitive
2. The product name label and the search box label are disconnected – previously product name was always appended to the search box label but going forward they will be entirely separate fields. To maintain your current UI labelling experience, we have copied the product name onto the end of the search box label field, however going forward they are distinct fields that do not affect each other and can be edited uniquely.
3. The color banner at the top of the page is reduced
  • Institution name, which previously appeared in the color banner, is removed and will no longer be available as an option to display in the UI (Recommendation: use the newly disambiguated product name, referenced above, for institutional branding text)
  • Access to the language selection menu is moved out of the color banner and is collapsed to just the globe icon
4. Additional links functionality is expanded to support 10 links
5. Alpha Browse label on both the Publications and Databases landing page can be customized in the Configuration module of EBSCO Experience Manager to change the text or completely remove the label

 
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Full Text Finder
RELEASED
Publication Finder
Last Updated: 14 July 2026
Natural Language Search Renamed to AI-Assisted Search
July 2026

Natural language search was renamed to AI‑assisted search to more clearly communicate how the feature works and the value it provides. As part of this update, the help modal content will also be revised to better describe functionality and usage. This change is intended to improve clarity, usability, and adoption, while the underlying capabilities remain the same.

EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service Explora
RELEASED
AI
Last Updated: 22 July 2026
Ask This Document
July 2026

Ask This Document lets you ask questions and receive answers drawn directly from the document itself. The feature analyzes each question, understands its context, and responds using only the information contained within the document—nothing more, nothing less. Ask This Document intelligently identifies relevant sections, surfaces precise answers, and will even point you to specific areas of the document were the information is found.

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EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
AI
Last Updated: 20 July 2026
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