Renata,

We haven't implemented anything yet, but we did recently issue an RFI
for exactly this and evaluated the vendors who responded.  Our biggest
challenge is still getting sufficient institutional buy-in.  So, we will
likely be conducting small, focused pilots with two different vendors. 
I would be happy to share our RFI and some of our evaluation results
with you off list.

Jason
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Jason Stirnaman
Digital Projects Librarian/School of Medicine Support
A.R. Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center
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>>> On 7/8/2008 at 1:11 AM, in message
<[log in to unmask]>,
"Dyer,
Renata" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Our organisation is looking into getting an enterprise search and I
was
> wondering how many libraries out there have incorporated library
> collection into a 'federated' search that would retrieve a whole
lot:
> a library collection items, external sources (websites, databases),
> internal documents (available on share drives and/or records
systems),
> maybe even records from other internal applications, etc.?
> 
>  
> I would like to hear about your experience and what is good or bad
about
> it.
>  
> Please reply on or offline whichever more convenient.
>  
> I'll collate answers.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Renata Dyer
> Systems Librarian
> Information Services
> The Treasury 
> Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600 Australia
> (p) 02 6263 2736
> (f) 02 6263 2738
> (e) [log in to unmask] 
> 
> <https://adot.sirsidynix.net.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi/ruzseo2h7g/0/0/49> 
> 
> 
>
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