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» AGent Search - Web services application enables searching across multiple, disparate, free and proprietary content sources simultaneously, while delivering aggregated results.




» Central Search - Serials Solutions' product site.




» CrossRef - Information on the reference linking service using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI).




» Deep Query Manager - Product information, from BrightPlanet.




» ENCompass - Provides integrated access. News and information from Endeavor Information Systems.




» Federated Search Engines and Link Resolvers - A weblog with progress reports, from the University of Pretoria.




» FirstSearch - The OCLC WorldCat bibliographic database underpins FirstSearch and supports indexing and searching with Z39.50 compatibility across multiple databases and full-text sources.




» Horizon Information Portal - SirsiDynix product page.




» InfoTrac OneFile - A meta-search management system from Gale Group, with overview and tour.




» Keystone Digital Library Suite - An Open Source Software system providing networked information discovery services, developed and distributed by Index Data.




» Livelink Federated Query Server - Provides unified access to information repositories, news feeds, document management systems, intranets, and the Internet.




» MetaLib - The Ex Libris library portal. Includes features list and other resources.




» MetaSearch Solution - Information on gateway to library resources. [PDF]




» MuseGlobal - Java-enabled, hub-based, metasearch engine by Peter and Kate Noerr. Demonstrations and background information.




» WebFeat - Information on WebFeat Prism, news, and contact information.




» ZPortal - Product information on the Z39.50 search engine from OCLC PICA.




» Falling Down the Portal: Adventures in Federated Metasearch Technology at California State University Northridge - PowerPoint slide presentation. (October 1, 2005)




» In Defense of Stupid Users - Article on federated search engines by Todd Miller, president of WebFeat. [Library Journal] (March 15, 2005)




» Cross database searching: Information literacy for the 'real world'? - John Terrell, RMIT University Library, examines the process of cross database searching in the light of the Information Literacy Framework and supporting student development. [PDF] (July 7, 2004)




» Federated Searching: Put It in Its Place - Proposes a new relationship between federated search engines and the library catalog. [Library Journal] (April 15, 2004)




» Do We Want or Need Metasearching? - Short commentary on federated searching and its impact on information literacy. [Library Journal] (April 1, 2004)




» Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise - Discussion of federated searching models, with selected links. [Library Journal] (October 1, 2003)




» The Truth About Federated Searching - Reviews five common misconceptions about federated searching services. [Information Today] (October, 2003)




» List of Portal Application Functionalities for the Library of Congress - 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). [PDF] (July 15, 2003)




» The Right Solution: Federated Search Tools - Library Journal Digital column by Roy Tennant, providing an introduction to the benefits of federated searching. (June 15, 2003)