If we bring MARCXML and/or MODS, can we assume that there will be people who can help us process that data into something useable by Solr? That would be a nice, at any rate. Jonathan Erik Hatcher wrote: > On Feb 13, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Susan E Teague Rector/FS/VCU wrote: >> Are we supposed to be using a predefined set of data for the >> preconference >> or can we use our own data? > > Susan - I'm going to package up a lot of stuff (Solr, sample > datasets, Luke, etc) to help everyone get started, but bringing your > own data is encouraged as long as you also bring along the necessary > tools and know-how to process that data into something usable by Solr > (either XSLT to .xml files, or via code that speaks to Solr directly). > > So by all means bring your data. > > Erik > -- Jonathan Rochkind Sr. Programmer/Analyst The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu