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administration:searching_subscription_databases_in_vufind [2023/03/23 23:13] – [Searching Subscription Databases in VuFind] cmurdochadministration:searching_subscription_databases_in_vufind [2023/03/23 23:14] – [Federated Search] cmurdoch
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 ===== Aggregated Search Indexes ===== ===== Aggregated Search Indexes =====
  
-If you can afford a subscription to an aggregated search index like EBSCO Discovery, Primo Central or Summon, these services have APIs which VuFind can connect to. See the [[configuration:third-party_content|Third-Party Content]] page for details on how to set up some of these services.+If you can afford a subscription to an aggregated search index like EBSCO Discovery, Primo Central or Summon, these services have APIs which VuFind® can connect to. See the [[configuration:third-party_content|Third-Party Content]] page for details on how to set up some of these services.
  
-For services not currently supported by VuFind, it should still be possible to build a connector as long as they include an API. See [[development:howtos:connecting_a_new_external_data_source|Connecting a New External Data Source]] for details.+For services not currently supported by VuFind®, it should still be possible to build a connector as long as they include an API. See [[development:howtos:connecting_a_new_external_data_source|Connecting a New External Data Source]] for details.
  
 ===== Federated Search ===== ===== Federated Search =====
  
-Federated search is no longer a very popular option due to its slow performance and complexity of maintenance. However, if you wish to choose this option, VuFind does have a module to support the open source [[https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/pazpar2/|Pazpar2]] federated search engine. This will significantly limit the functionality available to the user due to limitations of the technology, but it is a possible way to pull search results into the VuFind interface in a basic form.+Federated search is no longer a very popular option due to its slow performance and complexity of maintenance. However, if you wish to choose this option, VuFind® does have a module to support the open source [[https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/pazpar2/|Pazpar2]] federated search engine. This will significantly limit the functionality available to the user due to limitations of the technology, but it is a possible way to pull search results into the VuFind® interface in a basic form.
  
 ===== Individual Database APIs ===== ===== Individual Database APIs =====
administration/searching_subscription_databases_in_vufind.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/14 11:37 by demiankatz