Brepols Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies – New Interface
We are excited to announce that the new and improved interface is now available as default setting in the cluster Brepols Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies (including the International Medieval Bibliography, the Bibliographie de civilisation médiévale, and the International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance). This update is designed to enhance user experience, and to provide more intuitive access to our extensive bibliographic databases.
In order to activate the new interface as the default setting, it is necessary to modify the link in your library catalogue: https://apps.brepolis.net/LTool/Entrance.aspx?w=42 . Alternatively, the new interface is accessible through our portal site: http://www.brepolis.net.
Key features of the new interface:
- User-Friendly Design: The new interface boasts a modern, clean design that simplifies navigation and improves accessibility.
- Enhanced Search Capabilities: Advanced search functions allow for more precise and efficient retrieval of bibliographic records.

We believe these enhancements will significantly benefit our users by making it easier to access and utilize our bibliographic resources. We invite you to explore the new interface and experience the improvements firsthand.
Main Enhancements
- Interface that ensures a seamless experience for both desktop and mobile users. An accessibility review of the interface is ongoing; the target is to align with WCAG 2.1 AA.
- Dynamic search screen that allows users to add or remove search fields
- The ‘All fields’ dropdown menu consolidates the wealth of the Brepols’ bibliographies into a single, comprehensive field and brings-up the controlled vocabularies with just a few keystrokes. This new dropdown menu:
- Features filters and employs a relevance-based sorting mechanism (see below image)
- Allows the sequential selection of items from the controlled vocabularies
- Supports traditional free-text entry with Boolean and wildcard searching

Thematic search with listed click-and-pick categories facilitating combined searches across disciplines, areas and centuries (see below image)

The hitlist offers comprehensive filter options, empowering users to fine tune and narrow down their search results.

The new interface will also become available by default for the other bibliographies. The switch will happen at the following times:
- L’Année Philologique: 13 November
- Bibliography of British and Irish History: 18 November
- Index Religiosus: 25 November






