Monthly Archives: May 2009

The difference between federated search and discovery services

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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How to set up a customized LibGuides home page with subject categories

I recently received an e-mail from someone at another library who wanted to know how we set up our LibGuides home page here at Grand Valley, as we did not use their default page. I figured others might be curious … Continue reading

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Teaching college students about free resources

Dorothea Salo’s recent posts about teaching closed databases (see this repost on Peter Suber’s blog) have reminded me of my desire to teach graduating students about resources that are available to them after they lose access to our databases. (I … Continue reading

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