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Federated searching ’ s potential impact on information literacy

Federated searching ’ s potential impact on information literacy. Patrick Labelle Concordia University Libraries May 12, 2006. Defining federated searching. How do you define federated searching?. Are there any synonyms?. What ’ s in a name?. MetaFind at Concordia. Export options

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Federated searching ’ s potential impact on information literacy

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  1. Federated searching’s potential impact on information literacy Patrick Labelle Concordia University Libraries May 12, 2006

  2. Defining federated searching How do you define federated searching? Are there any synonyms? What’s in a name?

  3. MetaFind at Concordia

  4. Export options • Display options • Possibility of de-duplicating results • Sorting options • Filtering results by adding keywords

  5. Federated searching For or Against Enthusiastic or Indifferent Open-minded or Close-minded Very little in between

  6. More questions than answers • Is federated searching a fad? • What impact will it have on library services? • Will users buy in? • Are good enough results better than great results? • Will technical issues be resolved? • Can librarians be convinced? • Can it compete with other services?

  7. Limitations and potential Info-seeking behaviour ACRL Standards Initiating the learning process through resource discovery What about instruction? Federated searching and information literacy

  8. Limitations and potential • Current limitations • Similar to Web metasearching • Search query translation • Lack of functionality • Advanced search, limit options and thesauri • Result retrieval and display • Relevancy ranking • De-duplication • Federated searching’s potential • Point of entry, Google-like interface • Using underutilized resources

  9. Info-seeking behaviour • Need for speed • Is quality important? • Usability study at BCL • Keyword preferred • Interface simplicity • Good enough results • Types of searchers • Fast surfers vs. broad scanners vs. deep divers • Kuhlthau’s process • Personal systems

  10. ACRL Standards • Written in 2000 • Value in 2006? • Analyzing the standards

  11. Analyzing the Standards Standard Two Access information effectively and efficiently Standard One Determine the nature and extent of the information needed Standard Three Evaluate info critically and incorporate into knowledge base Standard Five Respect ethical and legal obligations of info access and use Standard Four Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose

  12. Federated searching and information literacy Limitations and potential Info-seeking behaviour ACRL Standards Initiating the learning process through resource discovery What about instruction?

  13. Where can fed. search fit? • Breaking the mold and the model • Everything vs Something vs Nothing • Focusing on the learner • Dealing with reality

  14. Introducing federated search • Resource discovery • Don’t know where to start • To get an overview of available information • Determine “useful” databases • Quick and simple searching • Search overlooked resources • Locate info on obscure topic • Find original source of an article • Must explain limitations

  15. “Only librarians like to search; everyone else likes to find” Roy Tennant Final thoughts • Instructor- vs. learner-centered • Federated searching has potential • Reluctance of teaching imperfect tool • Initiating the learning process

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