LitaTalk2005

LITA National Forum 2005

Breaking Out of the Box: Creating Customized Metasearch Services Using an XML API (co-presented with Michael McKenna, Roy Tennant, and David Walker)

In addition to its own standard interface, Metalib, one of the premiere federated search systems used by libraries today, provides an XML-based API known as the X-Server. Little known and rarely used, the X-Server nevertheless offers libraries the ability to create highly customized metasearch systems and portals, ultimately producing more usable and powerful research tools. This session will include a brief introduction to the X-Server and showcase implementations at the California Digital Library, the Interactive University Project at UC Berkeley, and Cal State San Marcos.

Powerpoint slides: http://iu.berkeley.edu/rdhyee/Filer/filetree/2005/scholarsbox_metalib_lita_2005.ppt

Our talk was written up on the LITA Blog: LITA Blog » Blog Archive » Custom metasearch services using an XML API

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• NisoMetasearch2005Talk

• OpenEd2005/MyTalk

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