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Welch Journal Club

December 6, 2005

Library meta-search technologies: Pros and Cons
Dongming Zhang, MLS, MS, Associate Director of Advanced Tech. & Info. Systems, Welch Medical Library

We will discuss what we find in our readings on the topic of meta or federated search, in particular, how it will benefit our users' daily information seeking activities. When JHU library's metalib search engine becomes available very soon, we need to think about our local implementation, how we will conduct user and system evaluation, and our future vision. Feel free to find and read more articles and information and bring your thoughts to our discussion.

Readings:

Search Engine Technology and Digital Libraries
The Truth About Federated Searching
Federated Search Engines, 2001-2003