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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 >>> >>> Email Disclaimer: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/nav/misc/EmailDisclaimer.cfm >>> >> > > > > -- > Bill Dueber > Library Systems Programmer > University of Michigan Library > -- Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding