Federated Search: New Tools and Best Practices with Jeff Wisniewski and Frank Cervone

EI Program Calendar Web Conference One Hour Tuesday, January 8, 2008 1:00 pm ET Member: $75.00 Non-Member: $95.00 Do you have a federated searching tool or are thinking about getting one? Federated search is an important tool that enables libraries to give users what they want: good information, fast and easily. A brief discussion of the mechanics of fed search tool will be followed by a discussion of recent developments in the field. What are the best practices for implementing and configuring you federated search? Tune in and find out. Who Should Participate? Any library staff who either have a federated search tool or are considering one for their library should tune in to find out about recent developments and best practices in the federated search arena. The Key Benefits For Participants: Participants will gain an understanding of the basics of federated search, plus will learn about recent developments in the technology and the marketplace. Finally, participants will learn about best practices for configuring federated search interfaces, categories, and search options to give your users to the best possible experience. Key Topics to be Explored: brief background on federated search technology the federated search marketplace recent developments and new tools best practices for federated search configuration Presenters: Frank Cervone is the Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology at the Northwestern University Library. The author of numerous articles and four books on topics related to information technology, he has been a speaker at library information technology conferences in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and Brazil. Jeff Wisniewski received his MLS from the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. He is the Web Services Librarian for the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh, where he maintains the Library System's public Web site, staff intranet, coordinates technical support for Pitt's University-wide ETD program, and project manages new technology initiatives. Developed for the Education Institute by Darlene Fichter’s Northern Lights Internet Solutions, Inc. in Saskatchewan