Renata,

My library has done exactly this and we are in the second year of our
implementation.  We are using an enterprise search product and incorporating
several disparate data repositories including a very large citation
database, our library catalog, a fileshare, and some other things
(basically, everything you name).  It works but it is quite complicated and
therefore, at times, fragile.  In addition to incorporating several
different repositories, we also use this enterprise search tool to power
dynamic content throughout the site (e.g. list of journals for subject x,
browse by subject, etc.).  I'm purposely not giving specific details of the
tool(s) we use because I'm not allowed to share this information outside of
the company where I work.

Steve

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Jason Stirnaman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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
> --
>
> 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
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> >
> >
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