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- New WILSONDISC Software--Version 2.4
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- The H.W. Wilson Company announces the release of WILSONDISC software
- Version 2.4. The new software includes major enhancements to WILSONDISC
- System searching, print/display, start-up, and installation capabilities.
- WILSONDISC subscribers will benefit from powerful new journal tagging
- features, additional truncation characters, expanded search options, and
- much more. Specific enhancements include:
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- Upgraded Journal Holdings Manager--Users now have the ability create a
- customized message for each journal (59 character limit). The Journal
- Holdings Reports feature has also been upgraded for ease of use.
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- Multiple-Character Truncation Symbols--Two frequently-used truncation
- characters, the question mark (?) and the dollar sign ($), can now be used
- in the WILSONLINE and WILSEARCH modes.
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- Enhanced Search Capabilities--BROWSE Mode search terms have expanded beyond
- subjects to include book titles and authors for Book Review Digest and
- Cumulative Book Index. Search terms for Index to Legal Periodicals have
- also been expanded to include cases and statutes. ∙ WILSEARCH Mode search
- screens are now database-specific. Search lines are added or removed from
- the standard screen depending on the database being searched.
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- Print Brief--The Print Brief option allows users to output a shortened
- version of any index citation to the printer, floppy drive, or hard disk.
- This shortened version includes only the base citation.
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- New Screen Saver Setup Option--A new Screen Saver Mode option eliminates
- the 'burn-in' problem caused by stationary screen images.
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- Enhanced Access/Start-up--A new Command Line Parameter accelerates the
- loading of WILSONDISC on a network or multi-disc player environment.
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- Improved Installation--Software Version 2.4 includes several enhancements
- to the installation process, including revised instructional text,
- expanded identification of the software version being loaded, improved
- handling of special setup files, and a revised installation diskette.
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- Beginning with WILSONDISCs dated March 1992, compressed data will be used
- as necessary in order to accommodate larger files on a single compact
- disc. All WILSONDISC subscribers must install software Version 2.4 to
- access WILSONDISCs with compressed data For more information on WILSONDISC
- or software Version 2.4 enhancements, call toll-free 800-367-6770.
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