Accessible Archives Alerts Client Base to Launch of Revamped Website

ACCESSIBLE ARCHIVES, INC. ALERTS CLIENT BASE TO LAUNCH OF REVAMPED WEBSITE

Malvern, PA (October 18, 2007) - Accessible Archives, Inc., a publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, will debut its totally revamped website October 24, 2007.  The website features new and exciting advancements to its online databases of 18th and 19th century American newspapers, periodicals and county histories.

Rob Nagy, Accessible Archives Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing, addressed current subscribers: During the last 17 years our efforts to provide unique and comprehensive historical materials to the research community have been supported by you, our incredibly loyal customers.  Without your unfailing support we would not have been able to progress as we have, and we are very grateful.  In order to better accommodate your requirements, we have wanted to upgrade the search capabilities of our databases for some time, and have been diligently working toward that end since spring.  We wanted you be among the first to learn that the launch of the new system is finally here.  We look forward to continuing to provide you with both the highest quality content and search experience.  We will add further enhancements on an ongoing basis, and welcome all suggestions.

A major and immediately apparent enhancement is the addition of full imaging for all newspaper databases.  Each page image has been checked individually in order to provide the highest possible quality, rather than being simply scanned and mounted.

The Information Retrieval System has been upgraded to a base of XML tagged documents.  This upgrade provides the ability to enhance the system in terms of search capability and print output formatting. Improved system aspects allow the user to search all elements of the Archives in one query, limit query search results by Collection and/or Publication Title and/or Date Range,  sort search results by Collection, Publication Title or Date, and Browse as well as Search the Archives.

Vastly enhanced document navigation is available in both Search and Browse modes:

From a Table of Contents based on available Publication Titles to a specific Publication Title to a list of issues available for that title to a list of articles in the issue selected to the actual articles themselves

From a search results selected article to additional articles in the same issue to/from the table of contents for the articles issue to/from the Publication Title list of issues

From a search results article to/from other articles in the search results list

Additional system augmentations enable the user to move through page images from an issues Table of Contents or from an article, retrieve results from prior Search Queries (search history), print an article or print the results list, and peruse the list of searchable words to select a query from that list

About Accessible Archives, Inc.

Founded in 1990, Accessible Archives utilizes computer technology to provide vast quantities of archived historical information previously available only in microformat.  Diverse primary source materials reflecting broad views across American history and culture have been assembled into comprehensive databases.  Developed by dedicated instructors and students of Americana, these databases allow access to the rich store of materials from leading books and periodicals then current.  Accessible Archives will continue to
add titles covering important topics and time periods to assist scholars and students at all academic levels.