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