Alexis Linoski is working with a colleague to author a book titled Federated Search: A Librarian’s Guide, and while they’ve had a plethora of academic librarian feedback, they’d really like some public librarian feedback. Alex writes:

“We are surveying both library practitioners and the federated search vendors to get a complete picture of what the profession is looking for and what the current / forthcoming options are. This data will be combined with a guide on selecting and implementing a federated search tool. The aim is to illuminate all of the decisions necessary in order to alleviate the pitfalls of the process.”

Take a few minutes to fill out the survey online and give them more of a public librarian perspective on federated search.

What are your thoughts? Is there more you wish the survey let you express, vent, or gush? Post your comments here, we’d love to hear from you.