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Federated Search Systems For Government Information

Exploring the deep web
Internal and external federated systems lead users to treasures that regular search engines can’t find
By Drew Robb, GCN, 06/04/07 issue.

Google makes search look simple, but in fact, search is not simple, particularly when completeness is important.

…Public search engines may be fine for locating a hotel in Singapore, but not for professional research.

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.


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