eprintid: 423
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creators_name: Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid
creators_name: Zhang, Shanyun
title: Preparing Users for Federated Search: Implications of a MetaLib User Perceptions Study
ispublished: pub
subjects: meta
divisions: eluna_conf
abstract: Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Professor, School of Library and Information Science and Shanyun Zhang, Electronic Resources Librarian, Mullen Library, Catholic University of America.

We will report on a search simulation study that investigated how professional searchers and novice searchers interpret the operations of MetaLib. We will also highlight design issues related to federated searches and discuss strategies for preparing end users and future library information professionals to take advantage of federated search systems
date: 2006-06-06
date_type: published
full_text_status: restricted
pres_type: speech
event_title: ELUNA 2006
event_location: Knoxville, TN
event_dates: 4-7 June 2006
event_type: conference
refereed: FALSE
citation: Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid and Zhang, Shanyun (2006) Preparing Users for Federated Search: Implications of a MetaLib User Perceptions Study. In: ELUNA 2006, 4-7 June 2006, Knoxville, TN.
document_url: https://beta-documents.el-una.org/id/eprint/423/1/preparingusersforfederatedsearch.ppt