Introducing the New & Improved DragonSearch User Interface

The Drexel Libraries is pleased to introduce a new version of DragonSearch, the online catalog used to find books, journal articles, newspapers, videos and other materials.

The new user interface (UI) includes a modern, accessible, and user-friendly search and discovery tool that improves the library search experience. Other exciting features and upgrades include:

• Natural language search: Click “Ask Anything” next to the search bar and type in your question in your own words. Primo will translate your sentences into Boolean search. You’ll see results immediately, and you can check the Boolean translation at any time
• Related Entities: In a full resource record, you will now see Entity cards on the right of the screen. Quick links to related people, topics, and places. You may even see a map!
• Citation Trails: For records enriched by Web of Science and Scopus, you will see links for “references citing this” and “cited references” on the brief results page. Follow the links to see research the record cites, or more research that cites this record.
• Recommended Resources: Relevant databases and guides will appear at the top of certain searches. You can close this section for the rest of your session if it’s not useful to you.
• Improved “My Library Account:” Now you’ll see information on loans, requests and saved records/searches all in one place.

All the information in your existing “My Library Account,” including your loan history and saved searches, should have migrated to the new user interface and your login credentials will stay the same (login via DrexelConnect).

Please note that if you bookmarked a link to DragonSearch or to individual catalog records, you will need to update them as these links have changed.

Contact us at libsystems@drexel.edu if you have any questions about the new interface or if you see any functionality issues with the site.