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	ENCompass - http://encompass.endinfosys.com/ Provides integrated access. News and information from Endeavor Information Systems.
	Horizon Information Portal - http://www.dynix.com/products/hip/ SirsiDynix product page.
	CrossRef - http://www.crossref.org/ Information on the reference linking service using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI).
	FirstSearch - http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/ The OCLC WorldCat bibliographic database underpins FirstSearch and supports indexing and searching with Z39.50 compatibility across multiple databases and full-text sources.
	MuseGlobal - http://www.museglobal.com/ Java-enabled, hub-based, metasearch engine by Peter and Kate Noerr. Demonstrations and background information.

	http://www.exlibris-usa.com/metalib.htm - http://www.exlibris-usa.com/metalib.htm The Ex Libris library portal. Includes features list and other resources.
	http://www.webfeat.org/ - http://www.webfeat.org/ Information on WebFeat Prism, news, and contact information.
	http://www.oclcpica.org/dasat/index.php?cid=100920 - http://www.oclcpica.org/dasat/index.php?cid=100920 Product information on the Z39.50 search engine from OCLC PICA.
	Central Search - http://www.serialssolutions.com/promotion/centralsearch.asp Serials Solutions' product site.
	Cengage Learning: General OneFile - http://www.gale.cengage.com/onefile/ A meta-search management system with overview and tour.

	Livelink Federated Query Server - http://www.opentext.com/products/livelink/federated-query-server/ Provides unified access to information repositories, news feeds, document management systems, intranets, and the Internet.
	Keystone Digital Library Suite - http://www.indexdata.dk/keystone/ An Open Source Software system providing networked information discovery services, developed and distributed by Index Data.
	Cross database searching: Information literacy for the 'real world'? - http://lifelonglearning.cqu.edu.au/2004/papers/terrell-133-paper.pdf John Terrell, RMIT University Library, examines the process of cross database searching in the light of the Information Literacy Framework and supporting student development.
	List of Portal Application Functionalities for the Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/lcpaig/portalfunctionalitieslist4publiccomment1st7-22-03revcomp.pdf Requirements list for federated searching products, similar to a RFP (request for proposal) vendor format. From the Library of Congress Portals Applications Issues Group (LCPAIG).
	Federated Search Engines and Link Resolvers - http://fedsearch.blogspot.com/ A weblog with progress reports, from the University of Pretoria.

	The Truth About Federated Searching - http://www.infotoday.com/it/oct03/hane1.shtml Reviews five common misconceptions about federated searching services. [Information Today]
	In Defense of Stupid Users - http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA509607.html Article on federated search engines by Todd Miller, president of WebFeat. [Library Journal]
	Do We Want or Need Metasearching? - http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA405394 Short commentary on federated searching and its impact on information literacy. [Library Journal]
	Falling Down the Portal: Adventures in Federated Metasearch Technology at California State University Northridge - http://library.csun.edu/llampert/LITA/litaslides.ppt PowerPoint slide presentation.
	Federated Searching: Put It in Its Place - http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA406012 Proposes a new relationship between federated search engines and the library catalog. [Library Journal]

	MetaSearch Solution - http://www.blueangeltech.com/Solutions/MetaSearch Solution.pdf Information on gateway to library resources.
	The Right Solution: Federated Search Tools - http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA302427&display=Digital+LibrariesNews&industry=Digital+Libraries&industryid=3760&verticalid=151 Library Journal Digital column by Roy Tennant, providing an introduction to the benefits of federated searching.
	Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise - http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA322627&publication=libraryjournal Discussion of federated searching models, with selected links. [Library Journal]

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