Re: Federated Searching

Hi Joanna

You might want to look at the Federated Searching blog for
some ideas and 
resources: 

http://federatedsearc
hblog.com/

Also Marshall Breeding has a Library Technology Guides
website which
sometimes talk about federated searching vendors:

http://librarytechnolog
y.org/

I understand Serial Solutions and EBSCO offer federated
searching
products.

Hope this is helpful

Cheers


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On Tue, 06 May 2008 11:07:50 EDT "Joanna Kolendo"
wrote:

Hello:

We currently use Webfeat as our federated system for our
databases.
However, we have been having many issues with their tech
support and
response time; it has been taking 2 to 4 weeks for a
database link to be
fixed, etc.  I am wondering if anyone has similar issues as
well as *ideas
on other federated searching systems that we can potentially
use in place of
Webfeat.*

Thanks,
Joanna
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The reference librarians at my library are interested in
this tool

http://www.sitepal.com/

for our site.

  Has anyone considered this as a method for marketing
library
resources/services and personalizing the user experience on
the library
site? This is the first I've heard of it and was wondering
if anyone
else had some thoughts.  

Thanks! 
Kristen



Kristen DeVoe
Electronic Resources Librarian
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina 29424
Phone: (843) 953-6671
Email: devoekcofc.edu
 

 




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I used a version of this a couple years ago on a previous
blog. I had
special "avatar posts" that were read by my
animated avatar. The
reaction was, 100%, terrible, with comments like
"creepy" and "useless"
being most popular. I took it down after about 2 weeks.


- A

Andy Havens
OCLC: Manager of Branding and Creative Services
Phone: 614.764.4326
Mobile: 614.395.4134

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Kristen
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To: web4lib
Subject: [Web4lib] sitepal?

The reference librarians at my library are interested in
this tool

http://www.sitepal.com/

for our site.

  Has anyone considered this as a method for marketing
library
resources/services and personalizing the user experience on
the library
site? This is the first I've heard of it and was wondering
if anyone
else had some thoughts.  

Thanks! 
Kristen



Kristen DeVoe
Electronic Resources Librarian
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina 29424
Phone: (843) 953-6671
Email: devoekcofc.edu
 

 




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