Rollyo seems to be a pretty good tool by allowing searching across a number of web sites - how many times have I had to visit a number of different web sites repeating a search in order to find information. My only criticism is that the search function is very limited - by default, Rollyo searches for any of the words typed in the search box. To limit to a phrase it is necessary to add quotation marks around the words. But beyond that, there is no ability to add proximity limiters, Boulean searching, etc.
I also thought I would try using Rollyo as a substitute federated search engine. I added a number of different library catalogue URLs - such as the AIC library catalogue, the Victoria Police library catalogue, and the EMA library catalogue. But when I searched for a subject, it did not search the catalogues, only the parent website. What a disappointment!
No comments:
Post a Comment