- AGent Search - Web services application enables searching across multiple, disparate, free and proprietary content sources simultaneously, while delivering aggregated results.
- CarlWeb - A web-based public access catalog (Web OPAC) from TLC that provides access to an internal library catalog, as well as to other Z39.50 catalogs, external Web sites, and other electronic resources.
- Central Search - Serials Solutions' product site.
- CrossRef - Information on the reference linking service using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI).
- Deep Query Manager - Product information, from BrightPlanet.
- ENCompass - Provides integrated access. News and information from Endeavor Information Systems.
- Federated Search Engines and Link Resolvers - A blog with progress reports, from the University of Pretoria.
- FirstSearch - The OCLC WorldCat bibliographic database underpins FirstSearch and supports comprehensive indexing and searching with Z39.50 compatibility across multiple databases and full-text sources.
- Horizon Information Portal - SirsiDynix product page.
- InfoTrac OneFile - A meta-search management system from Gale Group, with overview and tour.
- Keystone Digital Library Suite - An Open Source Software system providing networked information discovery services, developed and distributed by Index Data.
- Livelink Federated Query Server - Provides unified access to information repositories, news feeds, document management systems, intranets, and the Internet.
- MetaLib - The Ex Libris library portal. Includes features list and other resources.
- MetaSearch Solution - Information on gateway to library resources. [PDF]
- Millennium Access Plus - Products for digital collections from Innovative Interfaces, Inc..
- MuseGlobal - Java-enabled, hub-based, metasearch engine by Peter and Kate Noerr. Site includes demonstations and background information.
- SingleSearch - Product information from Sirsi Corporation.
- WebFeat - Information on WebFeat Prism, news, and contact information.
- ZPortal - Product information on the Z39.50 search engine from OCLC PICA.
Media publications
- Cross database searching: Information literacy for the 'real world'? - John Terrell, RMIT University Library, examines the process of cross database searching in the light of the Information Literacy Framework and supporting student development. (Published 2004.07.07)
- Do We Want or Need Metasearching? - Short commentary on federated searching and its impact on information literacy. [Library Journal] (Published 2004.04.01)
- Falling Down the Portal: Adventures in Federated Metasearch Technology at California State University Northridge - PowerPoint slide presentation. (Published 2005.10.01)
- Federated Searching: Put It in Its Place - Proposes a new relationship between federated search engines and the library catalog. [Library Journal] (Published 2004.04.15)
- In Defense of Stupid Users - Article on federated search engines by Todd Miller, president of WebFeat. [Library Journal] (Published 2005.03.15)
- List of Portal Application Functionalities for the Library of Congress - Requirements list for federated searching products, similar to a RFP (request for proposal) vendor format. From the Library of Congress Portals Applications Issues Group (LCPAIG). (Published 2003.07.15)
- The Right Solution: Federated Search Tools - Library Journal Digital column by Roy Tennant, providing an introduction to the benefits of federated searching. (Published 2003.06.15)
- The Truth About Federated Searching - Reviews five common misconceptions about federated searching services. [Information Today] (Published 2003.10.00)
- Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise - Discussion of federated searching models, with selected links. [Library Journal] (Published 2003.10.01)
- What are the implications for information literacy training in higher education with the introduction of federated search tools? - Library Masters thesis by Lucy McCaskie. (Published 2004.09.00)