Atypon Announces New Filtering and Search Functionality for Publishing Platform

["Lucy McBride" <lmcbride@atypon.com>]

The below Atypon news may be of interest to Lib License readers

SANTA CLARA, California - October 02, 2006 - Atypon Systems, Inc. 
today announced the addition of collaborative filtering as well 
as a powerful new search interface for its electronic publishing 
platform.  These added functionalities enhance the user's overall 
experience through customized recommendations and an easy-to-use 
search interface.

Collaborative filtering technology gives users the ability to get 
to the articles that interest them faster. By comparing a user's 
usage history against all other user histories, collaborative 
filtering identifies similar interests between users in order to 
make tailored article recommendations for each user.  Users will 
see recommendations displayed under the heading, "Users who read 
this article also read."

Atypon's new search interface allows the user to search without 
having to think in Boolean terms and provides a clear and 
effective display of search results.  The interface employs the 
latest search technology by extracting both author-provided 
keywords and computer-derived key phrases from the articles and 
displaying these along with the search results as well as when 
viewing an article.  The user then has the ability to rerun the 
search with the additional criteria included.

Atypon is also announcing the immediate release of access icon 
indicators to all publishers as a standard feature of Atypon 
Premuim and Atypon Link.  An access indicator is a small icon 
next to a journal or article title that lets the user know 
whether or not he has access to that content before trying to 
access it.  This function not only saves the user time and 
frustration but also allows librarians to see gaps in their 
subscriptions immediately.

In Development

Atypon will soon be introducing collaborative tagging technology. 
Collaborative tagging allows users to use descriptive words to 
"tag" articles.  These tags allow the user to personally 
categorize information in articles in addition to searching tags 
assigned by other users.  Tags are displayed alongside the 
article title.  Publishers choosing to incorporate collaborative 
tagging will be providing the latest technology from the semantic 
web to their users.

Atypon is also developing services that will strengthen the 
critical relationship between publisher and author.  These 
services will allow the author to be actively involved every step 
of the production and content delivery process.  The services 
will include a notification that an article is online and ready 
for proofreading and approval and a notification when the article 
is published.

The Atypon development plan continues to deliver "future focused" 
features and functionality for the benefit of both publishers and 
their end users. By constantly monitoring industry developments 
and investing heavily in internal R&D, Atypon technology 
continues to be cutting-edge.

About Atypon

Since 1996, Atypon has provided software, hosting, and systems 
development to the information industry. Atypon's superior 
software and service supports the electronic exchange of 
scholarly information, allowing publishers to grow with 
technology.  Additional information about Atypon is available at 
www.atypon.com.

Media Contact
Lucy McBride
Marketing Communications Executive
Atypon Limited
Tel: +44 (0)870 350 2032
Email: lmcbride@atypon.com