Many medical librarians use Highwire Press for their information to various journals (either subscription based or free titles). Highwire Press has just released preview of the new HighWire Press portal is designed to let you find your way around and test the new features in advance of the public release.

Here are some of the changes:
For a complete list check out their detailed description of changes page.

Home Page Changes:

• Improved Information Layout- descriptive text links are in a central, visible location and unnecessary information was removed from the home page.
• Less Information per Page- reduced the amount of information on the page, making the site feel less crowded

Search Improvements:

• Improved "Quick Search"- redesigned the "quick search" box, resulting in a simple search tool
• Fewer Steps- enhanced the "quick search" box on the home page, making the most popular search capabilities available to users directly from the home page
• Simpler Advanced Search- simplified the design of the advanced search page

Search Results Changes:

• Better Search Results Display- reorganized and reformatted the article display to facilitate the primary user goal: scan titles, journals, and abstracts for relevancy.
• Easier Search Refinement- redesigned the top portion of the search results page with a new interface that gives users quick methods for modifying their search.

Take the new site for a test drive. However, do not use it for creating or modifying alerts, institutional subscription records, or anything else where you would like to see your work saved. Highwire Press is interested in your opinion regarding their new site, contact them to give feedback.