Web services application enables searching across multiple, disparate, free and proprietary content sources simultaneously, while delivering aggregated results.
Serials Solutions' product site.
John Terrell, RMIT University Library, examines the process of cross database searching in the light of the Information Literacy Framework and supporting student development.
Information on the reference linking service using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI).
Product information, from BrightPlanet.
Short commentary on federated searching and its impact on information literacy. [Library Journal]
Provides integrated access. News and information from Endeavor Information Systems.
PowerPoint slide presentation.
A weblog with progress reports, from the University of Pretoria.
Proposes a new relationship between federated search engines and the library catalog. [Library Journal]
The OCLC WorldCat bibliographic database underpins FirstSearch and supports indexing and searching with Z39.50 compatibility across multiple databases and full-text sources.
Article on federated search engines by Todd Miller, president of WebFeat. [Library Journal]
A meta-search management system from Gale Group, with overview and tour.
An Open Source Software system providing networked information discovery services, developed and distributed by Index Data.
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).
Provides unified access to information repositories, news feeds, document management systems, intranets, and the Internet.
The Ex Libris library portal. Includes features list and other resources.
Information on gateway to library resources.
Java-enabled, hub-based, metasearch engine by Peter and Kate Noerr. Demonstrations and background information.
Library Journal Digital column by Roy Tennant, providing an introduction to the benefits of federated searching.
Reviews five common misconceptions about federated searching services. [Information Today]
Discussion of federated searching models, with selected links. [Library Journal]