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On 6 May 2010 14:45, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Theoretically, it sounds like Xerxes could maybe be rewritten to make > PazPar2 an alternate metasearch engine, instead of Metalib as it uses now. > The intended goal of Xerxes and PazPar2 complicate each other nicely and > would work together well. Yes, it's explicitly a design goal of pazpar2 that you can wire it in as a metasearching back-end for any UI. That's why it has no UI of its own, only a web service. > > Just another one to add to the list of "cool things the library technology > sector could do if only we had more developer time to do it." > > Jonathan > > Sebastian Hammer wrote: >> >> Hey guys, >> >> It's a bit of an apples and oranges thing. Pazpar2 is not, technically >> speaking, trying to be a complete metasearch application on its own. We're a >> toolkit shop: Pazpar2 is an attempt to package the core logic of a >> metasearch system into a piece of middleware with a WSAPI. It can broadcast >> searches (SRU/SRW/Z39.50), normalize results, do deduplication, ranking, >> facets, sorting, etc., all in a fairly data-model agnostic way, and fast. It >> can be configured using static XML files, or dynamically using the WSAPI. >> Someone using the JS client-side library and simple UI example that comes >> with the kit can build a pretty nifty metasearcher. >> >> It's used by a variety of commercial and OSS projects in different ways. >> <crass_commercialism>We have a variety of other services and tools that work >> with Pazpar2 to provide higher-order functionality, like a web-based admin >> console (with its own underlying WSAPI), a substantial library of database >> profiles, and a connector technology for hitting HTML-based interfaces, >> etc.</crass_commercialism>. With everything we do, the focus is on >> modularity and flexibility, so the folks we work with tend to be vendors, >> consortia, or libraries that are looking for a 'project' approach to >> creating a more custom-fitted kind of discovery system. >> >> Folks looking for something that just works out of the box are probably >> better off looking elsewhere. I'm somewhat envious of people who make those >> kinds of systems, but it's not for me.. I like making tools for coders. >> >> --Sebastian >> >> On 5/5/10 1:18 PM, Karen Coombs wrote: >> >>> >>> All three search for articles. When I last spoke to the IndexData staff >>> in >>> December they were continuing work on Pazpar2. Its in my opinion the most >>> complicated to implement from a configuration perspective but its being >>> used >>> a at least 3-5 projects that I know of. Perhaps someone from IndexData >>> could >>> provide more information. >>> >>> Karen >>> >>> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 11:53 AM, David Kane<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks Karen, >>>> >>>> My understanding is that Dbwiz is no longer being supported, or >>>> something, >>>> which is unfortunate. >>>> >>>> Do all of these do article-level search? >>>> >>>> David. >>>> >>>> On 5 May 2010 16:25, Karen Coombs<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> David, >>>>> >>>>> There is also Pazpar2 from IndexData - http://www.indexdata.com/pazpar2 >>>>> >>>>> and dBWiz (which is pretty old) - http://dbwiz.lib.sfu.ca/dbwiz/ >>>>> >>>>> We implemented LibraryFind and used it for several years at University >>>>> of >>>>> Houston. I left there in January and think that they were looking at >>>>> >>>> >>>> other >>>> >>>>> >>>>> options like Summon. >>>>> >>>>> Karen >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:52 AM, David Kane<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyone got any suggestions? >>>>>> >>>>>> I am liking LibraryFind at the moment, but am not sure if anyone is >>>>>> >>>> >>>> using >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> it. Has anyone else got experience with this or any other federated >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> search >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> programs? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>>> >>>>>> David. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> David Kane >>>>>> Systems Librarian >>>>>> Waterford Institute of Technology >>>>>> Ireland >>>>>> http://library.wit.ie/ >>>>>> [log in to unmask] >>>>>> T: ++353.51302838 >>>>>> M: ++353.876693212 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> David Kane >>>> Systems Librarian >>>> Waterford Institute of Technology >>>> Ireland >>>> http://library.wit.ie/ >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> T: ++353.51302838 >>>> M: ++353.876693212 >>>> >>>> >> >> >> > >