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Federated Searching

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Cross-database search tools. Federated search solutions can search multiple catalogs, online databases, and search engines, often merging and de-duplicating results.

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1. Central Search - Serials Solutions' product site.
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2. Deep Query Manager - Product information, from BrightPlanet.
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3. Federated Search Engines and Link Resolvers - A blog with progress reports, from the University of Pretoria.
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4. FirstSearch - The OCLC WorldCat bibliographic database underpins FirstSearch and supports comprehensive indexing and searching with Z39.50 compatibility across multiple databases and full-text sources.
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5. In Defense of Stupid Users - Article on federated search engines by Todd Miller, president of WebFeat. [Library Journal]
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6. Keystone Digital Library Suite - An Open Source Software system providing networked information discovery services, developed and distributed by Index Data.
7. AGent Search - Web services application enables searching across multiple, disparate, free and proprietary content sources simultaneously, while delivering aggregated results.
8. CarlWeb - A web-based public access catalog (Web OPAC) from TLC that provides access to an internal library catalog, as well as to other Z39.50 catalogs, external Web sites, and other electronic resources.
9. CrossRef - Information on the reference linking service using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI).
10. Do We Want or Need Metasearching? - Short commentary on federated searching and its impact on information literacy. [Library Journal]
11. Falling Down the Portal: Adventures in Federated Metasearch Technology at California State University Northridge - PowerPoint slide presentation.
12. Federated Searching: Put It in Its Place - Proposes a new relationship between federated search engines and the library catalog. [Library Journal]
13. Horizon Information Portal - SirsiDynix product page.
14. InfoTrac OneFile - A meta-search management system from Gale Group, with overview and tour.
15. List of Portal Application Functionalities for the Library of Congress - Requirements list for federated searching products, similar to a RFP (request for proposal) vendor format. From the Library of Congress Portals Applications Issues Group (LCPAIG).
16. Livelink Federated Query Server - Provides unified access to information repositories, news feeds, document management systems, intranets, and the Internet.
17. MetaLib - The Ex Libris library portal. Includes features list and other resources.
18. MetaSearch Solution - Information on gateway to library resources. [PDF]
19. Millennium Access Plus - Products for digital collections from Innovative Interfaces, Inc..
20. MuseGlobal - Java-enabled, hub-based, metasearch engine by Peter and Kate Noerr. Site includes demonstations and background information.
21. SingleSearch - Product information from Sirsi Corporation.
22. The Right Solution: Federated Search Tools - Library Journal Digital column by Roy Tennant, providing an introduction to the benefits of federated searching.
23. The Truth About Federated Searching - Reviews five common misconceptions about federated searching services. [Information Today]
24. Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise - Discussion of federated searching models, with selected links. [Library Journal]
25. WebFeat - Information on WebFeat Prism, news, and contact information.
26. ZPortal - Product information on the Z39.50 search engine from OCLC PICA.

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