Dates are not included in the list of results, and like Elsevier, the publication date is placed toward the end of entries. Oryx sometimes provides extensive tables of contents or lists of topics covered, excerpts, and intended audiences. Like Elsevier and McGraw-Hill, Wiley provides publication dates in its list of results. Wiley also provides a sort option and date limit on its search form. Although Wiley does not provide a reference section or a new titles section, the web site does provide additional access points through hot-linked subject terms.
Users can also browse by subject area.
Newer titles in the online catalog include more information than the print catalogs. As more science and technology librarians use publishers' web sites for collection development activities, one hopes the publishers will improve the availability of search and browse capabilities. Publishers should be aware that users access the sites in different ways and for different reasons. Since published information becomes outdated quickly, publishers should always include dates in the brief display of results. Lastly, publishers should fully utilize the web to provide links to additional information about publications such as reviews, table of contents, excerpts of entries, and descriptive texts.