1Assistant Librarian (Head of the Library), Bodhisattva Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Library, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida
2Librarian & Head, Department of LIS, Aggarwal College, Ballabagarh-121004
3Librarian & Head, Department of LIS, Mahaveer educational Park, Meerut
This paper discusses the concept of Federated search and provides to meet the need of searching multiple resources with single inquiry. This is also provide to search many resources at once in real time, arrange the results from the various resources into a very helpful systematic and then presents the outcome to the research scholars. This paper also discusses the characteristics, needs and challenges of federated searching system for libraries and key characteristics essential of the federated searching system.
Federated search, libraries, Method
