Web-scale discovery: Toppling down the Silos

ER&L Conference Committee November 8th, 2009

Users are faced with a daunting task when attempting to wade through the vast amount of information available at today’s modern library. In order to facilitate the discovery and use of these resources, various databases, search interfaces, and tools have been developed. In the current model, the user is faced with the problem of dealing with multiple information silos. Implementing a “Web-scale discovery” (also referred to as “unified discovery”) service simplifies information discovery and better leverages the vast majority of resources for the user.

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