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Beyond Federated Search – Winning the Battle and Losing the War?
[ Editor's note: In this guest article, Carl Grant adds his contribution to the discussion I started in Beyond Federated Search? and continued in Beyond federated search? The conversation continues. Be...
View ArticleScience source selection
My fur was raised when I saw Serials Solutions’ claim that their discovery service was an evolutionary step beyond federated search. I raised my concerns a couple of times: here and here. My beef isn’t...
View ArticleDiscovering discovery services
Discovery services have begun to spring up. This article is my attempt to catalog and characterize them. Consider this article to be an introduction that sets the stage for future analysis articles....
View ArticleLaura on unified discovery services
Laura of the Llyfrgellydd Blog posts some observations about the implementation of Summon at Grand Valley State University. Here are the highlights of her points. See the article for more detail: One...
View ArticleCarl Grant on bypassing the library
I so much enjoy Carl Grant’s writings. Last month I got to meet Carl in person at the Enterprise Search Summit conference where I led a panel on federated search that he was a member of. I have to say...
View ArticleWhat a mess!
My radar (Google Alerts) pointed me this morning to this article by Barbara Quint at Information Today. My first response to “EBSCO Exclusives Trigger Turmoil” was “What a mess!” Quint shares the saga...
View ArticleJane Burke on how to “sell” to library users
Carl Grant indirectly led me to a presentation by Jane Burke, Senior VP at ProQuest, at the Charleston Conference. Adam at the K-State Libraries Blog provided a nice summary of Burke’s talk: Burke...
View ArticleBeyond search result bias
Resource Shelf alerted me to research by Harvard Professor Benjamin Edelman: “Hard-Coding Bias in Google “Algorithmic” Search Results.” Edelman, who discloses that he consults for companies who compete...
View ArticleMust read article on discovery services
The Pegasus Librarian published yesterday a blog article: Heads they win, tales we lose: Discovery tools will never deliver on their promise. That’s a pretty strong statement about discovery services...
View ArticleA wealth of articles on discovery services
Articles on Discovery lists a number of categorized resources about discovery services. Categories include: Basics Historical Presentations by vendors Debates Library experiences, evaluations &...
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