Both the online and printed versions of the index will be updated on at least a yearly basis. I put Woodworker's Guide through its paces and was pleased with the results. Woodworker's Guide provides a periodical filter that allows you to restrict your search to specific magazines and issues. If, for instance, you only have access to Fine Woodworking magazine beginning with issue 90, it's convenient to only view results applicable to those issues. Fortunately, the settings for the periodical filter are saved automatically so the next time you run Woodworker's Guide, there's no need to redo the filtering.
Abstracts are available for some of the magazine articles in the database.
These are denoted by an asterisk next to them in the search results screen - you just click on the article name and the abstract is displayed. This is a very nice feature that I would'nt mind seeing expanded upon in future releases. Another nice feature in Woodworker's Guide is the tool review index. It enables searching for tool review articles since 1995 using tool type, manufacturer, or model number as the search criteria. As for how this product could be improved, my only suggestion is to add online help to assist users in understanding the use of the search keyword operators and the periodical filter.