Federated SearchingGiving users what they want
Michelle Costello, Justina Elmore, Bonnie Swoger & Tom Ottaviano
Milne Library, SUNY Geneseo
LiSUG: Brewing Up SolutionsOctober 10, 2008
Federated Search Process Time Line
Federated Searching What to expect
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Selecting DatabasesLimit of 50 databases. Additional databases cost more.
Some databases will have multiple options in the selection console, even within the same vendor.
Testing is required to determine which version of a database to use.
Ultimately, tickets can be sent to WebFeat for databases that do not work.
Most tickets are handled promptly and efficiently, some take a while. We have one that has gone unresolved for well over a month.
Subject….ifying databases
After selecting databases you’ll want to determine how users will search them. Adding them to different subject categories makes this much more manageable, particularly for users who do not know what a specific database searches.
Consistency Issues?
Jstor example
Sage Journals Example
Inconveniences – The Ugly
Print Results page example E-mail results page example
The Print Results and E-mail results page are essentially the same. Note how there is no database listed in the Print Results page, and no link provided in the E-mail results page.
Adjusting the look and feel - Basic
Add a logo
Customize colors
Adjusting the look and feel - Advanced
Adding custom headers and footers
Importing external style sheets .oulinkbuttonout { font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times, serif; color: #fff; background-color: #333366; border: 2px #ccc outset; padding: 2px 2px; margin-right: 3px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: hand; }
Promotion
Usability
Instruction
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