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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.

Fig. 1: Search Page

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

Fig. 2: Auto-complete List

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

Fig. 3: Thematic Search

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

Fig. 4: Result Page

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

Update of BREPOLiS Medieval & Early Modern Bibliographies (IMB, BCM & IBHR)

We are glad to announce that the following databases have been updated with new records:

Important information: Please note that On 4 November the new interface will become the default setting for the BREPOLiS Medieval & Early Modern Bibliographies. (more information here)

New interface of BREPOLiS’ bibliographies

Tree search functionality now available in BREPOLiS’ bibliographies

Explore the enhanced beta version of Brepolis Bibliographies, now featuring the innovative Tree Search functionality! Available in L’Année Philologique, the International Medieval Bibliography, the Bibliographie de Civilisation médiévale, the International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance and the Bibliography of British and Irish History.

Discover the new Tree Search functionality

Updates of Bibliographies

We are glad to announce that the following databases have been updated with new records:

Since February 2024, the beta version of the new interface is also available. In order to use the new version of the interface of BREPOLiS bibliographies, use the link available on the homepage of your favourite bibliography.

Furthermore, if you want to know more about the enhancements brought to our bibliographies, you can have look at our short intro.

  • The International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance, The International Medieval Bibliography and the Bibliographie de civilisation médiévale
    -> Intro PDF.
  • The Index Religiosus
    -> Intro PDF.

Important update: Bibliographies’ new interface is now available

We are excited to announce the beta version of the new interface for our bibliographies is now available.

Our upgraded search engine provides more precise results and the improved user interface now ensures a seamless experience for both desktop and mobile users.

For more details, please visit https://about.brepolis.net/brepolis-bibliographies-new-interface-beta/

Brepolis Databases on a Timeline

The BREPOLiS platform currently offers access to 24 databases in a broad variety of research areas of the Humanities. Because it is sometimes difficult to clearly identify the chronological demarcation of each database, we have brought them together in a convenient timeline.

A more detailed version of the timeline, including additional information on the ‘Typology’ of the various databases, the languages they cover, or the product clusters they belong to, can be downloaded here (PDF file).

Brepolis Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies: update of the Metrics tool

The International Medieval Bibliography (IMB), the Bibliography of Medieval Civilisation (BCM) and the International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance (IBHR) have been updated. In the subject analyzer, you can now display the ‘Book Series Top 50′ and the Publisher Top 50’ on a specific topic. The new tool can help authors to discover the most suitable book series and publishers for their forthcoming publications.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): ‘Book Series Top 50’ and ‘Publisher Top 50

Update of Brepolis Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies

The International Medieval Bibliography (IMB), the Bibliography of Medieval Civilisation (BCM) and the International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance (IBHR) have been updated. Bibliometric book series profiles are now available. Thanks to this new feature, users can retrieve bibliometric information at the books series level. The new tool can help authors to discover the most suitable book series for their forthcoming publications.

BREPOLiS bibliographies vs Google Scholar

We are pleased to share with you a short video (1:50) comparing the benefits of using BREPOLiS bibliographies (L’Année Philologique, the International Medieval Bibliography, the Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance, the Bibliography of British and Irish History, the Index Religiosus, and the Bibliographie de civilisation médiévale) compared to a Google Scholar search.