Federated searching

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
חיפוש אחוד
Name (Latin)
Federated searching
Name (Arabic)
البحث الموحد
See Also From tracing topical name
Internet searching
Web portals
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q5440717
Library of congress: sh2007000090
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2006101753: Federated search, 2007.
  • Wikipedia, Jan. 8, 2007(Federated searching consists of transforming a query and broadcasting it to a group of disparate databases with the appropriate syntax, merging the results collected from the databases, presenting them in a succinct and unified format with minimal duplication, and allowing the library patron to sort the merged result set by various criteria ... Federated search implements a program that allows users to access multiple data sources with a single query string located within a single interface. The user enters a search query in the portal interface's search box and the search string is sent to every individual database that is incorporated into the portal or federated search list)