1 / 8

Federated Searching

Federated Searching. Computers in Libraries 2007. The Concept. One search interface Will search across any online resource you include Everything will be searched simultaneously Search hits will be compiled on a single screen Discovery tool Patrons will find and use new online resources

dory
Download Presentation

Federated Searching

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Federated Searching Computers in Libraries 2007

  2. The Concept • One search interface • Will search across any online resource you include • Everything will be searched simultaneously • Search hits will be compiled on a single screen • Discovery tool • Patrons will find and use new online resources • Each online service will have its chance to “shine”

  3. Set-up • Select a vendor • WebFeat (broadest array of target databases)? • Central Search (nice clustering)? • Smaller fry (Metalib, etc.)? • Make sure all your targets are recognized • You may pay one-time fee to have target included • Determine which targets you actually need • Aggregate databases may be your best friend • Individual journal titles may be unnecessary as targets

  4. Set-up (Continued) • Experiment with targets • Which work the way you want? • Which don’t—will the vendor tweak its approach? • Determine your search categories • By format? • By subject? • Mix of both?

  5. Recommended Balance • Reference works & encyclopedias • Journals • Online books • Databases • In-house content

  6. Persnickety Question • Include Google or Wikipedia? • Bill it as “one-stop shopping” • Make it all-inclusive • Wean researchers away from the open Internet and toward more authoritative sources, without sacrificing their loyalty to Google • Exclude Google or Wikipedia? • Bill it as Library-approved search tool • Bill it as authoritative sources only

  7. What To Expect • No database discoveries! • Researchers will stick with what they know • No “shining stars” will exhibit themselves • Upsetting usage statistics! • Search phrases used will make librarians cringe • Previously popular databases will remain popular; researchers won’t be weaned from favorites • Very little “culture change” – old habits die hard

  8. Contact Information Bradley E. Gernand Library Manager Institute for Defense Analyses bgernand@ida.org 703-845-2405

More Related