CV and NIH Biosketch (V2.1) includes the following functionality
CV AND NIH BIOSKETCH DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
- Help text and Contact Us information available on all new pages.
- Browser screen size adjustable to different monitor sizes.
- "Breadcrumbs" (similar to sitemap/last visited links) available on all new pages.
- Improved menu navigation and naming conventions.
CV AND NIH BIOSKETCH TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS
- Coding practices that comply with standards and other tools.
- Improved database organization and structure.
- Streamlined code base to ease troubleshooting
- Reduced use of duplicated code for like functions.
- Ease of coding for future improvements.
- Separation of the business rules from the presentation logic
- Improved error logs
CV AND NIH BIOSKETCH FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
- Ability to create, edit, delete multiple CV or Biosketch documents
- Ability to duplicate or copy CV or Biosketch "templates" to build new or different CVs and Biosketchs.
- An unlimited number of CV or Biosketch documents can be created.
- Improved CV and Biosketch creation rendering time.
- All data categories will be available for inclusion or exclusion in the CV.
- Biosketch includes only the data categories required by NIH specifications.
- Data categories can be selected with a year range to refine the data results.
- Clear all/Check all check boxes to make selection changes.
- Most CV and Biosketch data appears in ascending order (where possible).
- CV and Biosketch can be created in PDF (uneditable) or (RTF) editable format.
- CV and Biosektch in RTF format can be edited in text editors such as MS Word.
- The PDF and RTF formats can be downloaded to a location of the user's choice.
- CV font is Helvetica and font sizes for the title, headers, and content are set.
- Biosketch font is Helvetica and font sizes for title, headers, and content are set as required by NIH Specifications.
Special Characters
- New special character palette that is available on all data entry pages.
- Special character palette inserts special characters without the need to copy and paste HTML codes.
- Improved rendering for special characters.
Manage Format Options
- CV includes bold, italic and underline options for any pattern in the publication Author, Title, Publication Name fields.
Design My CV and My Biosketch
- Improved design for the Design CV and Design Biosketch screens.
- Required fields are now indicated in the "Design My CV" and "Design My CV" screen but do not prevent the CV or Biosketch from being created.