Scitopia.org, a free, federated search portal created by leading science and engineering societies, has signed three new content partners, expanding its single-search access to include the digital libraries of the Association of Facilities Engineering (AFE), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (ICST). Further, functionality has been enhanced with a browser plug-in that enables scitopia.org searches to be launched from the user's toolbar. The enhancements were announced at the Special Libraries Association conference and centennial celebration in Washington, D.C.
AFE will contribute global journal content related to plant and facility engineering, operation and maintenance, especially for Fortune 500 manufacturers, universities, medical centers and government agencies. SEG's content contribution focuses on expert and ethical practice of geophysics. ICST will provide peer-reviewed journal articles that examine innovation and technology transfer in information technologies, their management and their applications.
With scitopia.org's new browser plug-in, users can launch searches of scitopia.org content from their Internet browser's toolbar, making access fast and easy. The site uses a unique federated search engine, developed by Deep Web Technologies, that accommodates continuously growing content without slowing the search process. Each partner uses a standardised XML gateway to handle search queries, resulting in fast, accurate results. Search efficiency and precision are seen to be essential as scitopia.org now includes more than 3.5 million documents - primarily peer-reviewed journal content and conference proceedings - spanning 350 years of scholarship.
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