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administration:searching_subscription_databases_in_vufind [2018/10/10 20:04] – [Federated Search] demiankatz | administration:searching_subscription_databases_in_vufind [2023/11/14 11:37] (current) – [Individual Database APIs] demiankatz | ||
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- | ====== Searching Subscription Databases in VuFind | + | ====== Searching Subscription Databases in VuFind® |
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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 | + | If you can afford a subscription to an aggregated search index like EBSCO Discovery, Primo Central or Summon, these services have APIs which VuFind® |
- | 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: | + | 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: |
===== 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, | + | 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, |
===== Individual Database APIs ===== | ===== Individual Database APIs ===== | ||
- | If you do not have access to an aggregated index, you still may be able to search the database directly through a free API from its provider. | + | If you do not have access to an aggregated index, you still may be able to search the database directly through a free API from its provider. |
- | The disadvantage to individual APIs is that you cannot search | + | The disadvantage to individual APIs is that searching |
- | 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: | + | 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: |
===== Local Record Indexing ===== | ===== Local Record Indexing ===== | ||
- | Most database providers do not share metadata with their users. However, if you are in a position to obtain full metadata about database contents, you can index it into your local Solr instance and search it that way. See the [[indexing|Indexing]] page for documentation on available tools for ingesting and harvesting records. | + | Most database providers do not share metadata with their users. However, if you are in a position to obtain full metadata about database contents, you can index it into your local Solr instance and search it that way. See the [[:indexing|Indexing]] page for documentation on available tools for ingesting and harvesting records. |
===== Need More Help? ===== | ===== Need More Help? ===== | ||
- | Please feel free to reach out to the VuFind | + | Please feel free to reach out to the VuFind® |
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administration/searching_subscription_databases_in_vufind.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/14 11:37 by demiankatz