About MultiSearch

MultiSearch is a tool that can help you quickly find articles, books, and multimedia from several library research databases and the library catalog all at once. 

Why Use MultiSearch?

Advantages

• You can save time by searching across multiple LCC Research Databases and the catalog simultaneously.
• You only need to learn how to use one search interface to search multiple databases.
• You may find information in research databases you might not otherwise have searched.

Limitations

• Not all LCC Research Databases can be included in a search.
• Search features, such as truncation or limiting results to "scholarly journals" are not available. You are limited to keyword searching to search all databases.
• You might get some extraneous results.

MultiSearch vs. Google Scholar

While Google Scholar has made arrangements with various publishers of scholarly content to index their materials, they do not index everything that is available to you via the LCC Research Databases. If you only search Google Scholar, you will miss many additional materials that the LCC Library subscribes to for students & employees. The above Google Scholar link has the preferences set to automatically display Full-Text @ LCC Library when it's available.

Full-Text Access

You can enable a filter to limit search results to full-text only. The filter is not 100% effective, but when turned on, it will return most of the full-text results.

Technical Notes

MultiSearch is a software program purchased from Serials Solutions which they call 360 Search. The LCC Library renamed this software program MultiSearch. MultiSearch connects to a variety of research databases, web resources, and the LCC library catalog system using Z39.50, XML, and HTTP connections.

Try MultiSearch

Use MultiSearch now.

How does it work?

MultiSearch uses federated search to search research databases from several different types of sites at once - such as the library catalog and selected research databases. It then merges the results and presents them to you in the MultiSearch interface. When you click on a title, you are linked back to the site that contains the record or article.