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LibraryFind is...

an open source metasearch application developed by librarians for libraries, built with Ruby on Rails.

Find It:
  • Enter your search in the above box and click Find It!
  • Your results will be displayed and ranked by relevance
Get It:
  • Click the linked title to get to the full text
Refine It:
  • Further refine your search by clicking links on the left
  • Return to your full list of results at any time by clicking your linked search on the upper-left
Some Current Features:
  • Built-in OpenURL resolver
  • 2-click find workflow
  • Ability to locally index collections
  • Web-based administration
  • 3-tiered caching system (to improve speed of searches)
  • Customizable user interface
Sample Queries:
  • linus pauling
    Demonstrates mix of images and text
  • harry potter
    Demonstrates ability to pull cover art from Open Library
  • principles of government accounting
    Demonstrates Google Fulltext linking
About LibraryFind: