Have you noticed the new microphone icon in the search bar of Health Information @ Himmelfarb?
The microphone appears on most search pages; clicking the microphone enables a voice search feature.
Now speak your search terms and Health Information @ Himmelfarb will display your terms and retrieve matches. A red button in the open window tab indicates the microphone is active and listening. If no audio is detected, the system will prompt for input twice before exiting voice mode.
At this time voice search is only available on Chrome desktop, Android, and Samsung browsers. It will roll out for other browsers as they support Web Speech API.
Health Information @ Himmelfarb has also launched several changes for mobile device searching.
There is a new funnel icon for Refine Results functions (circled in red above). When you click the funnel icon for Refine Results all of the options display and multiple can be selected at once.
When you open an item in results, all of the Send to options are now displayed in a block together, as shown to left.
The ellipsis icon (circled in red below) now leads to Library Account, Advanced search, and other search options.
You can also access Sign In here for requesting options, including Consortium Loan Service and Documents2Go.
We hope these new features improve your search experience on Health Information @ Himmelfarb. If you have questions about the service or need assistance with it, open a chat session with the Ask Us tab while searching or contact the Himmelfarb Information Desk at 4-2850 or himmelfarb@gwu.edu.
