Features in 2000  

• More than 63,000 reference documents from acclaimed Gale Group sources
• Over 13,000 photographs, maps, graphics, and illustrations
• More than 8 hours of audio and video clips
• Four complete Merriam-Webster's resources: 10th Collegiate Dictionary; Biographical Dictionary; Geographical Dictionary; and Encyclopedia of Literature
• E-mail capability for document delivery 

Additional features in 2001  

• Revised and friendlier navigation screens
• Enhanced and additional search features, including new Multimedia Gallery and Classroom Topics search options.
• New user interface using a tabbed format (reference, primary sources, and multimedia)
• Improved Timeline and Advanced Search
• Improved and enhanced Subject Guide
• Additional reference content from Newsmakers.
• Easy to use "Help Files"

• "Tool Box" feature added

• Updated indexing of all records to reflect the new vocabulary
• Easy access to Merriam-Webster dictionaries

Additional features in 2003

• Streamlined Basic Search bar options
• Individual Classroom Topics searches: Geography & Cultures, History, Literature, and Science & Health
• Enhanced search features in the Person and Literature: Author searches.
• Introduction of a Tool suite on the home page.
• Content level indicators for each article in the results list.
• Hyperlinked list of subject terms for each article leading users to related articles.
• Addition of Teachers Tips, linking teachers to examples of how to use the Discovering Collection in their subject-specific classes, search tips, and InfoMark tips.
• Updated indexing of all records to reflect the new vocabulary.
• List of authors available in the Literature search and list of poems available in the help files.