Federated Searching Feedback Walking the Talk Jill HurstWahl
Federated Searching Feedback: Walking the Talk? Jill Hurst-Wahl Hurst Associates, Ltd. Oct. 29, 2007
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Why Care? • Users are intolerant • F. S. is seen as a cure-all • F. S. does what DB vendors won’t do – Will we always need separate s/w? • It can easily be “disappointing” Hurst Associates, Ltd.
Federated Search Benefits • One-stop “shopping” • Less DB training • One portal for all library content – And library & non-library content • Enhanced information discovery Hurst Associates, Ltd.
Shortcomings • • • Harder to delve deeper Cannot access adv. search features Complete de-duping is difficult Broken connectors New connectors time & money $$$ Hurst Associates, Ltd.
Advice For Libraries • • • Identify your largest target group Needs assessment Learn, ask Q’s, trial Evaluate your option Understand the add-ons Don’t “follow the leader” Consider any broader impacts Make an informed decision Document your experience (publish) Hurst Associates, Ltd.
Advice For Federated Search Companies • • Talk to people about your products Use language we understand Provide screenshots & explanations Be more transparent Talk openly about pricing (how) Help us compare “apples to apples” Realize our growing sophistication Hurst Associates, Ltd.
Trends • • Clustering Visualization Incl. OPAC & Internet sources as a norm Open source – db. Wiz (Simon Frasier Univ. Lib. ) – Keystone DLS (Index Data) – Library. Find (Oregon St. Univ. Lib. ) – Open. Site Search • More installations • Built-in, not separate s/w Hurst Associates, Ltd.
Jill Hurst-Wahl hurst@Hurst. Associates. com AIM: jill. NYS / Skype: jill. hurst. wahl www. Hurst. Associates. com www. Digitization 101. com Hurst Associates, Ltd.
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