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"In 2007-2008, the DLF convened a Task Group to recommend standard interfaces for integrating the data and services of the Integrated Library System (ILS) with new applications supporting user discovery. This page gives access to the group's recommendation, related materials, and information on followup activities."

"Three hosted federated search tools, Follett One Search, Gale PowerSearch Plus, and WebFeat Express, were configured and implemented in a school library. Databases from five vendors and the OPAC were systematically searched. Federated search results were compared with each other and to the results of the same searches in the database's native interface to disclose differences in handling query syntax, searching, retrieval, browsing results, etc. Each product was easily configured, but none were capable of searching every database desired. Simpler Boolean queries are the most successful queries because of the underlying structure and differences of the databases, and the capabilities of certain products. Federated search products succeed in simplifying access to multiple database resources at school, but searching remains different from the familiar Web search engines in many ways. To become more Google-like, federated searching must be done against indexes built in advance instead of the current real-time searching method."

"Cluuz.com takes results and applies semantic processes to them. Some of the company's display options are a bit too sophisticated for my 64-year-young eyes, but I found the system quite useful. (...) The system offers other ways to view the results set. For example, you can look at hits from the search engines to which the query is passed as a traditional laundry list. Other choices include a cluster display and a Flash display which is, in my opinion, cluttered with sliders, controls, and options."\n"Cluuz technology is incorporated into Sprylogics enterprise products where it provides search and disambiguation capabilities for both internal and external data. Enterprises using Cluuz technology can do a single search for all sources of information that they have access to. The results are pulled from unstructured information from within the firewall and reconciled with the results pulled from the web, thereby forming a complete intelligence picture. This capability allows users to very effectively expand their knowledge on a topic for which they already have information internally."

"A patent application published by Microsoft at the end of 2009 hinted at an evolution in search results that goes beyond blending into those results a mix of information from other types of search results. The document describes something referred to as "query portals." The patent application is: Query-Driven Web Portals Invented by Kaushik Chakrabarti, Surajit Chaudhuri, Venkatesh Ganti, Dong Xin, Sanjay Agrawal, and Arnd Christian Konig Assigned to Microsoft US Patent Application 20090327223 Published December 31, 2009 Filed: June 26, 2008 Abstract: The described implementations relate to query portals. One technique analyzes search results generated by a web search engine responsive to a user search query. The technique also dynamically generates a query portal that lists the search results as well as entities identified from the search results. In addition to providing search results for a specific query, we're told that the search engine will also include "complementary information derived from the search results." "

"An API for effective interoperation between integrated library systems and external discovery applications"

"CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 4 - Autonomy Corporation plc ((LSE: AU.) or (LSE: AU.L)), a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that The Swedish Research Council, Vetenskapsradet, has selected its Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL) platform as part of The Swedish government's initiative to promote research, e-learning and collaboration within Sweden's education system. Autonomy's Meaning-based Computing technologies will enable the Research Council to consolidate all of the country's academic information into one single web portal, Forsking.se."

"LibX is an open source browser extension for Firefox and Internet Explorer that provides access to your library's resources. Designed originally as a Firefox extension, version 1.0 of the LibX extension for Internet Explorer is available as of December 2008 (for those of you at Internet Explorer but not Firefox friendly institutions....or maybe that's just us!). "

«Comparativement au premier catalogue Ariane, il est certain qu'Ariane 2.0 offre de plus grandes possibilités, explique Guy Teasdale, directeur de la bibliothèque numérique et des technologies de l'information à la Bibliothèque. En implantant Ariane 2.0, nous cherchions à recréer l'interface extrêmement dépouillée de Google, tout en exploitant la richesse et l'intelligence des métadonnées enfouies dans les quelque 1, 7 millions de notices bibliographiques de notre catalogue. Les avantages de cette nouvelle interface sont tangibles, la plus évidente étant la recherche par facettes. Il y a aussi la possibilité de mieux exploiter la puissance du répertoire des vedettes matières de l'Université Laval (RVM). Toute l'opération s'inscrit dans notre volonté des nous adapter à la réalité des étudiants habitués aux moteurs de recherche de plus en plus puissants et conviviaux.»

"The report covers the following: * What is federated search? * Conducting a needs assessment * Defining purchase criteria * Building your team * Industry research * Proprietary or open source? * Narrowing the field * Conducting product tests * Selecting and implementing your choice * Measuring results The following activities are included in the Federated Search Report and Tool Kit: 1. Needs Assessment 2. Create a Story About Using Federated Search 3. Staff Requirements Assessment 4. Purchase Criteria Definition 5. The Insource/Outsource Dilemma 6. Assembling Your Team 7. Product and Company Overviews 8. Product Trials 9. Analysis and Product Selection 10. Review and Evaluation "