INTRODUCING 360 SEARCH

 A federated search engine at Gill Library

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of items in electronic collections.  With so many starting points for research, users can struggle to find the best source, and often bypass the library to search the Web. 

360 Search, a feature-rich federated search engine, enables users to search multiple resources simultaneously from a single and intuitive search box.  It is capable of searching the library’s entire e-resource collection at once.

 

360 Search Box

 

Looking at federated search results often means sorting through thousands of citations to find the ones you need.  This can be a slow and frustrating experience.    Unlike Google results, for example, 360 Search results are presented in groups or clusters of browseable subject categories.  This eliminates information overload by providing a quick, intuitive path to citations that share common topics, dates, journals and authors. 

 

Visit the library’s homepage and start searching today! 

 

For more information on 360 Search, feel free to email Ana Fontoura at afontoura@cnr.edu or call x5456.  You may also call or email a Reference Librarian.  Thank you.