Flash presentation. Do library users find the SFX menu confusing? Here I dissect some problems with the SFX menu and show a simpler interface developed at Cal State. Includes audio (no transcription) and slides. Time: 20 minutes. Also includes files to download.

The X-Server double-escapes some XML character entity references, which, left unresolved, will affect the display of certain letters and symbols in your results. This article describes a simple post-processing fix to solve this problem.

This article offers some design considerations aimed at improving the speed of an application using the Metalib X-Server.

The X-Server is an optional, purchasable API to Metalib that allows you to design a custom metasearch application. But is it worth the price tag and development time and resources? Here are ten reasons to give the X-Server some serious consideration.