Category Archives: unified discovery services

Federated search vs. unified discovery services: an update

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Laura

I recently received an e-mail that the next Serials Solutions/Library Journal webcast about Summon will discuss – among other things – the differences between federated search and unified discovery systems. Upon discovering this, I decided to review the entries I’ve … Continue reading →

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Additional observations about unified discovery services

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Laura

A few months back, I wrote about the difference between federated search engines and unified discovery services. As you may have heard in July, my place of work (Grand Valley State University) is the first commercial adopter of Serials Solutions’ … Continue reading →

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The difference between federated search and discovery services

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Laura

I was thinking about this earlier today, and since I was wondering about it, I thought others might be too. Here’s what I’ve learned from my colleagues. Federated search works by “broadcasting” a user’s search term to several databases. Essentially, … Continue reading →

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