[WEB4LIB] Local search

[Avi Rappoport]

At 7:09 AM -0700 6/2/1999, Matthew Burrell wrote:
>
>I am looking for a search engine or bot that will search our library =
>pages. The archives seem to suggest Mata Hari, but although the price is =
>right, it looks very difficult for our patrons. Can anyone point me in =
>the right direction?  Our sys tech cannot get MS FrontPage functions to =
>work on WinNT. (This, by the way, leaves us without forms, discussions, =
>or search capabilities). :(  Thanks.

I have a whole list of site search engines, along with introductory 
info, news and related topics at <http://www.searchtools.com/>. 
Many are free, and others are very cheap.

As Tara says, the remote search services are by far the easiest, 
though I'd recommend finding one that offers the "no-ads" version for 
a monthly fee, such as SearchButton or PicoSearch.  I think there are 
ethical problems with having library sites supported by advertising, 
as users are something of a captive audience.

Best of luck,

Avi

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Guide to Site Indexing and Local Search Engines: <http://www.searchtools.com>