Hi David, I don't have any reason why you should *not* use Solr. However, if you are not already familiar with SWISH-E, that might be another open-source option to consider [1]. I've found it to be pretty easy to get up and running. I use a SWISH-CGI interface written by John Millard. The SWISH-E site has a forum thread, "swish-e vs solr?" that might shed some light on the relative merits [2]. -- Michael [1] Simple Web Indexing System for Humans - Enhanced (SWISH-E) http://swish-e.org/ [2] [swish-e] swish-e vs solr? http://swish-e.org/archive/2007-06/11496.html # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian # University of Texas at Arlington # 817-272-5326 office # 817-688-1926 cell # [log in to unmask] # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/ -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Cloutman, David Sent: Tue 8/5/2008 6:03 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [CODE4LIB] Solr for Internal Searching 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