I haven't used it, but there is an AJAX extension for GSA and Mini that
does faceting - they refer to it as "parametric" search:
http://code.google.com/p/parametric/
We use the Mini on our university web site, but not for intranet (yet).
 
Jason
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>>> On 8/6/2008 at 4:00 AM, in message
<[log in to unmask]>, "Stephens,
Owen"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Google Mini didn't facet when I used it (about a year ago). It is
very
> simple to setup, and required very little maintenance.
> 
> The Mini had some restrictions compared to the Google Appliance, if
> these apply it would be worth looking at the differences - the
Appliance
> certainly was significantly more expensive than the Mini.
> 
> Overall I'd recommend the Mini if you want something cheap, very
quick
> to get going, with a brand that users will recognise and (generally)
> trust, and you are happy to sacrifice some flexibility for these
> features.
> 
> Owen
> 
> Owen Stephens
> Assistant Director: eStrategy and Information Resources
> Central Library
> Imperial College London
> South Kensington Campus
> London
> SW7 2AZ
>  
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> e: [log in to unmask] 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf
> Of
>> Tim Spalding
>> Sent: 06 August 2008 05:08
>> To: [log in to unmask] 
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Solr for Internal Searching
>> 
>> Does Google Mini facet? It seems to have a concept of collections,
but
>> does it facet by them?
>> 
>> T
>> 
>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 12:05 AM, Bill Dueber <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>> > At UMich, we use space on a Google Appliance as our site search
>> > (different setups for internal vs. public pages) and have been
> pretty
>> > happy. I've been able to abuse the "google ads" space to our
benefit
>> > -- e.g., go to http://lib.umich.edu/ and search "Web Pages" for
>> "grad"
>> > (get today's hours) or 'dueber' (find me).
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:24 PM, Nate Vack <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>> >> I know this is code4lib, not buystuff4lib, but the Google Mini
is
>> >> reputed to be rather quick, bulletproof and configurable, and
> starts
>> >> at $3k. For example, it works nicely with lots of file formats
>> >> (including Office documents) out of the box. And works with LDAP
> and
>> >> NTLM for authentication and authorization.
>> >>
>> >> I suspect it'll probably be challenging to deliver a quality
search
>> >> solution for a lower total cost.
>> >>
>> >> Of course, this all depends on what your intranet looks like on
the
>> >> inside. I've seen 'intranet' mean a things that would call for
>> wildly
>> >> different search solutions.
>> >>
>> >> So... solr is great, but this question doesn't contain nearly
> enough
>> >> information to answer whether it's a good fit for your task at
> hand.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >> -Nate
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Cloutman, David
>> >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >>> Today my boss asked me to come up with a solution that would
let
> us
>> >>> index and search our intranet. I was already thinking of using
> Solr
>> on
>> >>> our public Web site we are building, and thought this might be
a
>> good
>> >>> opportunity to knock two items off the to-do list with the same
>> >>> technology. I know there was a preconference session on Solr
this
>> year,
>> >>> and I have the sense that this is gaining traction in the
library
>> >>> community. Is there any reason why I shouldn't do this?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> - David
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> ---
>> >>> David Cloutman <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> Electronic Services Librarian
>> >>> Marin County Free Library
>> >>>
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>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Bill Dueber
>> > Library Systems Programmer
>> > University of Michigan Library
>> >
>> 
>> 
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