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Article: Federated searching fact check.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
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- Information Today
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- December 1, 2004
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Regarding Peter Jacso's October 2004 article "Thoughts About Federated Searching" [page 17], there are a number of corrections I need to make.
Statement: The author tested and benchmarked WebFeat 3.
Fact check: The author never tested WebFeat 3. This may actually represent a first in the library industry; the first time a product has been reviewed without actually using it. This should not come as a surprise, however, as vaporware has been offered and sold in our industry for years. It was only a matter of time until vapor reviews made their debut.
Statement: The author states that "There are no options for sorting or deduplication" available ...