Directory of Federated Searching Resources

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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.

Resources in This Category

• Cengage Learning: General OneFile

  http://www.gale.cengage.com/
  A meta-search management system with overview and tour.

• CrossRef

  http://www.crossref.org/
  Information on the reference linking service using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI).

• Federated Search Engines and Link Resolvers

  http://fedsearch.blogspot.com/
  A weblog with progress reports, from the University of Pretoria.

• List of Portal Application Functionalities for the Library of Congress

  http://www.loc.gov/catdir/lcpaig/portalfunctionalitieslist4publiccomment1st7-22-03revcomp.pdf
  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).

• MuseGlobal

  http://www.museglobal.com/
  Java-enabled, hub-based, metasearch engine by Peter and Kate Noerr. Demonstrations and background information.

• The Truth About Federated Searching

  http://www.infotoday.com/it/oct03/hane1.shtml
  Reviews five common misconceptions about federated searching services. [Information Today]

• ZPortal

  http://www.oclcpica.org/dasat/index.php?cid=100920
  Product information on the Z39.50 search engine from OCLC PICA.

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