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2. Integrated Library System (ILS) – A database search interface which separates each library section into multiple searchable databases; limited to library’s immediate resources.

3. Link-Resolver – Any hyperlink connecting a user from a result to an actual resource i.e. full-text articles or an ILS service.

4. Federated Search – Any search which draws from multiple resources not under the same

5. Relevancy Ranking – Ordering search results according to what will most likely satisfy the user, “best match.”

6. Faceted Navigation – The ability to narrow a search.

7. Enhanced Content – Any non-essential data added to a search result to provide the user with peripheral information i.e. cover art, reviews, liner notes.

10. Evergreen: Open Source system which provides relevant search terms (authors, series, subjects) in a toolbar on the left.

11. Koha: Open Source system with Enhanced Content, Relevancy Ranking and Faceted Navigation.

12. LibraryThing for Libraries: A Social-networking site that allows the user to create an online collection of books in their personal libraries.Information drawn from: Breeding, Marshall. (2007). Library Technology Reports, 43(4), 5-42. For Further Reading: Antelman, Kristin, Emily Lynema, and Andrew K. Pace. (2006). Toward a 21st Century Library Catalog. Information Technology and Libraries, 25 (3), 128-139. Casey, Michael E. and Laura Savestinuk. (2006). Library 2.0: Services for the Next Generation Library. Library Journal, 14.