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| Abstract: | Summary The emergence of federated search tools for the library market represents a significant step toward the longstanding goal of a common searching interface in the reference environment. These systems aim to provide integrated access to library resources of all types. This article describes and evaluates federated search tools from four vendors. It suggests criteria that may be useful for libraries attempting to compare and contrast this type of access tool. |
| Keywords: | Federated search tools integrated searching metasearching library gateways library portals OpenURL resolvers Z39 50 |