Frank Cervone, Assistant University Librarian, Northwestern University
Our users don?t know what DB the results came from, journal title is important?they just want the info.
What can you link to:
OPAC
DBs
What is federated searching?
?Squishy at this point?
Metasearch: searches that use metadata to make decisions
Megasearch: Dogpile, AlltheWeb, etc.
Can be combined into a superset of federated searching
Why is this so complicated? Not all protocols are supported by vendors: Z39.50
Tips for implementation:
Select software
Select hardware
Gather provider info
Gather holdings info
Input the two (lightweight cataloging of the resources)
Configure the connection information