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New Version of INIS Online Database Released

8 May 2006 – A modified and more user-friendly version of the INIS Online Database is now available at http://inisdb.iaea.org/

Presenting a new "look" and improved features such as an enhanced multi-lingual interface, the new INIS Online Database now offers direct on-line access to full-text documents of non-conventional ("grey") literature in pdf format. The INIS Online Database can be accessed with the same user ID, password, and IP address as the previous version.

Features and Benefits

IAEA official design
Direct access to NCL documents in pdf format
Extended and configurable hyper-linking of external web addresses and emails, facilitating easier access to NCL documents on external systems or contacting authors
Weekly email notifications
Improved usability:

Allows users to see the query and its results at the same time
Allows users to preserve previously run queries for comparison purposes.
Displays records in reverse chronological order, giving users quick access to the latest records.

Better documentation:

Tool-tips assist users in performing tasks
Static help pages with "how-to" documents, manuals and glossary of terms can be opened in separate window for consultation.

Improved configurability:

Allows users to fully customize the search mask and search results pages
The interface can be used in English, German and Spanish, with Portuguese to be added soon. More languages can be added upon demand
Anonymous users can register their own profiles and enjoy personalized features

Improved Index/Authority Navigator with search-composing assistant (CTRL-CLICK)
Increased data export capabilities: new formats (XML, Excel, formatted text, delimited text, HTML), sorting of exports
The type-ahead, search-ahead functionality "INIS Suggest" assists users when entering search terms and shows the hit count before the search is executed; this provides additional useful information when composing queries
Searches are much faster, now enabling queries that used to time out in the old system. Most queries are estimated to be between 5 and 20 times faster
Support for concurrent users: a round-robin load balancer distributes the load among different databases
Improved maintenance: all update procedures are automated, require no human intervention and notify administrators in case of problems
Zero downtime per week: updates are transparent to users, who can use the system 24/7 without performance detriments.