http://xerxes.calstate.edu/articles/rss Articles examining interface and interaction design issues in library metasearch systems, with a special focus on the Metalib X-Server. dwalker@calstate.edu eng Here I dissect some problems with the SFX menu and show a simpler interface developed at Cal State. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/articles/4 2007-04-12 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. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/articles/3 2006-06-01 This article offers some design considerations aimed at improving the speed of an application using the Metalib X-Server. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/articles/2 2006-05-15 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. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/articles/1 2006-05-01